At the table
Dip a piece, then slide it off the stick to eat. Do not bite the sharp stick or dip a bitten piece back into shared sauce.
Choose the dip before ordering. This version contains soy; ask about gluten grains in vinegar and sesame or peanuts in other sauces.
Small skewers of tofu sheets, vegetables or wheat gluten are dipped in a choice of sauces. Ingredients and heat vary; check sauces for animal stock, fat and allergens.
GET TO KNOW THE DISH
What goes into it?
Explore some key ingredients below. Preparations may use additional seasonings and ingredients.
Small skewers of tofu sheets, vegetables or wheat gluten are dipped in a choice of sauces. Ingredients and heat vary; check sauces for animal stock, fat and allergens.
Typical ingredients
In some versions
Recipes vary by restaurant.
How does it taste?
Sharp aged-vinegar tang balanced by sugar; mild soybean flavor.
- Chili heat
- Heat not recorded
- Texture
- Thin, pliable pressed tofu sheets with a chewy bite and fluid dip.
- How it’s made
- One plain preparation: Cut cooked, ready-to-eat pressed tofu sheets into small pieces and place one folded piece on each skewer. Dissolve white sugar in Shanxi aged vinegar for the dip. Small skewers of tofu sheets, vegetables or wheat gluten are dipped in a choice of sauces. Ingredients and heat vary; check sauces for animal stock, fat and allergens.
Small skewers of tofu sheets, vegetables or wheat gluten are dipped in a choice of sauces. Ingredients and heat vary; check sauces for animal stock, fat and allergens.
A CONNECTION TO PLACE
Origin & regional roots
Associated with Shanxi.
About this regional connection
Shanxi: Local culinary association; not a claim of exclusive origin.
Ask if they have it first
请问你们有沾串吗？
Do you have this item?
A LITTLE SOMETHING TO READ
Story & history
Taiyuan dipping skewers
Taiyuan zhan-chuan grew from street stalls into specialist snack shops. One small piece per stick makes dipping central to the experience.