Oily Pyramids
( 2005-09-13 )

You Ta Zi, or oily pyramid, is one of the favorite food of the Uygurs. It looks like a miniature tower or pyramid (ta in Chinese), hence its name.

To make an oily pyramid, first, add lukewarm water to flour to make dough, and mix in a little yeast. After one hour, add some water, knead the dough, and let it stand for a while. Then divide the dough into several pieces, daub some vegetable oil on the outside, and roll it out piece by piece. Then daub some sheep's tail fat and sprinkle a little salt and pepper on it, and roll the dough. Cut it into sections, and twist the sections into pyramid shapes. Steam the pyramids; then eat them together with soup or noodles in soup.