- Sata andagi
nihongo|Sātā andāgī|サーターアンダーギー are sweet deep fried buns of dough similar to
doughnut s, native toOkinawa . They are also popular inHawaii , sometimes known there simply as andagi."Sātā" means "sugar", while "andāgī" or "anda-agī" means "deep fried" ("oil" (anda) + "fried" (agī)) in Okinawan. ("Sātā" and "anda-agī" are called "satō" and "abura-age" in Japanese.) It is also known as "sātā andagī" and "sātā anragī".
Sata andagi are a part of
Okinawan cuisine . Like most confectioneries from theRyukyu Islands , the techniques for making them are descended from a combination of Chinese and Japanese [http://www.wonder-okinawa.jp/026/e/kashi.html Okinawan tourism site.] , although other sources say it simply is a derivative of a Chinese dish. They are typically prepared so that the outside is crispy and browned while the inside is light and cake-like.Cultural references
* In the
manga andanime series "Azumanga Daioh " byKiyohiko Azuma , Ayumu "Osaka" Kasuga andChiyo Mihama enjoy eating sātā andāgī and excitedly informsTomo Takino .* In the manga "
Yotsuba&! " also by Kiyohiko Azuma, when Asagi Ayase returns from a visit to Okinawa, she brings her mother sātā andāgī as an omiyage.* In the manga "
xxxHolic ", by Clamp,Kimihiro Watanuki makes sātā andāgī for his boss,Ichihara Yuuko .* In the television drama "
Churasan ", the members of the Kohagura family, particularly Kohagura Eri, often give homemade sātā andāgī as gifts for the people who live with Eri in Ippuukan.References
External links
* [http://members.rpa.net/~joeroa/andagi.htm A recipe on how to make Sata Andagi] .
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