Sata andagi

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Sātā andāgī (サーターアンダーギー, Sātā andāgī^?) are sweet deep fried buns of dough similar to doughnuts, native to Okinawa. They are also popular in Hawaii, 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 the Ryukyu Islands, the techniques for making them are descended from a combination of Chinese and Japanese^[1], 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.

[edit] Cultural references

• In the manga and anime series Azumanga Daioh by Kiyohiko Azuma, Ayumu "Osaka" Kasuga and Chiyo Mihama enjoy eating sātā andāgī and excitedly informs Tomo 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.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• A recipe on how to make Sata Andagi.