{"id":8610,"date":"2018-06-01T13:08:20","date_gmt":"2018-06-01T05:08:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.writtenchinese.com\/?p=8610"},"modified":"2018-06-01T13:08:20","modified_gmt":"2018-06-01T05:08:20","slug":"chinese-snacks-101-dried-shredded-squid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.writtenchinese.com\/chinese-snacks-101-dried-shredded-squid\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese Snacks 101: Dried Shredded Squid"},"content":{"rendered":"

It will only take [est_time] to read this post!<\/span><\/p>\n

Dried shredded squid is a common ‘on-the-go\u2019 type snack available in your local convenience store to a swanky bar with a $100 table charge. It\u2019s smelly, it\u2019s sweet, and it’s really, REALLY chewy. Sounds tempting, right? You\u2019re right, I\u2019m not selling it to you, but honestly, it grows on you once you\u2019ve committed to it. <\/span><\/p>\n

The Squiddly Diddly Origins<\/span><\/h2>\n

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Dried shredded squid is known as <\/span>\u9c7f\u9c7c\u4e1d<\/span><\/a> (<\/span>y\u00f3u<\/span> y\u00fa <\/span>s\u012b)<\/span>, which literally translates to \u2018squid thread\u2019. In Chinese, <\/span>\u4e1d<\/span><\/a> (<\/span>s\u012b)<\/span> is used in food to describe things such as shredded potato <\/span>\u571f\u8c46\u4e1d<\/span><\/a> (<\/span>t\u01d4<\/span> d\u00f2u<\/span> s\u012b)<\/span> (delicious, btw) and <\/span>\u8089\u4e1d<\/span><\/a> (<\/span>r\u00f2u<\/span> s\u012b) shredded pork, like the stuff you get in a pulled pork sandwich! <\/span><\/p>\n