Snack ยท Deep-fried & set
Saqima (Manchu Honey Pastry)
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Despite originating in Manchu hunting culture, its name is a phonetic borrowing from the Manchu language, not a description of any ingredient.
Thin strands of fried egg-and-flour dough are bound with hot honey-sugar syrup and pressed into a block, then cut into soft, chewy, faintly sweet squares.
Why it's made this way: The pastry traces to Manchu culinary tradition, and its dense, long-keeping form made it practical food to carry.
Roughly what's in it
380kcal
5gprotein
60gcarbs
14gfat
Estimated per typical street-vendor portion โ not lab-tested.
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