yóutiáo (yoo-tiaow)

Question 1

meaning

Answer 1

cruller

Question 2

spiel

Answer 2

santa barbara sea urchin donut with brown butter & iberico ham
please enjoy in one bite using your hands
towelettes in center are to wipe hands after

Question 3

components

Answer 3

•aged iberico ham
•brown butter
•sea urchin (referred as uni only from japan)
•rice bran oil fried donut

Question 4

utensil
& plate

Answer 4

hands
ARJ arita porcelain plate

Question 5

allergens & replacements

Answer 5

•raw (-sea urchin +grilled fish)
•soy
•shellfish (-sea urchin +caviar)
•gluten (-donut +nori chip +rice)
•pork (-iberico ham +caviar)

Question 6

vendors

Answer 6

luxe seafood (santa barbara, ca)
•sea urchin

montaraz (extremadura, spain)
•iberico ham (sub variety of salamanca)

Question 7

traditional context
& chef inspiration

Answer 7

popular breakfast food created to spite the chancellor of song dynasty and lady wang. formed to look like entwined hands, then thrown into hot oil. often eaten with porridge

one of kato’s most popular original dishes was sea urchin with tapioca and brown butter. reimagined with new techniques