Sweet Potato Sheet Noodles (Tiao Pi)
屋台で大流行！ネギや肉を包んで焼く「サツマイモのモチモチ皮」
Description
An explosively popular ingredient at Sichuan/Chongqing street stalls (Shao Kao). 'Tiao' means sweet potato; this is sweet potato starch solidified into a thick 'sheet (board)'. A relative of glass noodles (Fen Tiao), but instead of slurping, it's grilled on a teppan or charcoal to wrap ingredients like a 'crepe' (skin).
Classification: Everyone, Ingredient, Noodles, Tiao Pi, Sweet Potato, Baked, Street Food, Ultra-thick Chewy
Shops selling Sweet Potato Sheet Noodles (Tiao Pi)
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How to use
Ingredients
- Sweet potato starch
- Water
- Salt
Instructions
- [Typical Uses]
- [Kao Tiao Pi (Grilled Sweet Potato Sheet Skewer)]: Skewer Tiao Pi, charcoal-grill until puffed, top with Suan Dou Jiao (pickled long beans), scallion, and minced meat, roll it up, and dust with cumin/chilies (the ultimate trend in current Chinese night markets).
- Boil as a hot pot ingredient.
Learn more Substitutes, pairings, tips
Key spices
Intense chewy、dense texture tough to bite through、like an even tougher Mochi
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
(Texture is hard to substitute. Stack and grill rice paper for a slight vibe)
Pairing
All BBQ Skewers (Shao Kao) / Hot Pot / Cumin Powder
Trivia
'Tiao' is Sichuan dialect for sweet potato. Charcoal-grilling makes the outside 'snap and crackle' while the inside melts 'gooey and chewy'; this wicked textural contrast matches beer perfectly.
Eating tips & etiquette
Sold in Asian stores as hard dry boards or rehydrated in vacuum packs. Similar to 'Kao Leng Mian' (grilled cold noodles), but being 100% sweet potato, it has more transparency and tough, rubber-like elasticity.
Allergen
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