Sachima

Sachima is a sweet snack in Chinese cuisine made of fluffy strands of fried batter bound together with a stiff sugar syrup. It originated in Manchuria and is now popular throughout China. Its decoration and flavor vary in different regional Chinese cuisines, but the appearance of all versions is essentially the same, somewhat similar to that of American Rice Krispies Treats.

Sachima

Sachima
Alternative names	Shāqímǎ
Type	Pastry
Place of origin	China
Created by	Manchu people
Main ingredients	Flour, butter, rock sugar
Variations	by region including raisins, sesame, coconut, etc
Similar dishes	Mayway mont

Sachima
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	沙琪瑪
Simplified Chinese	沙琪玛
Hanyu Pinyin	shāqímǎ
Cantonese Yale	sākèimáh
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin shāqímǎ Bopomofo ㄕㄚ ㄑㄧˊ ㄇㄚˇ IPA [ʂátɕʰǐmà] Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization sākèimáh Jyutping saa1kei4maa5 Sidney Lau sa1kei4ma5 IPA [sáːkʰȅima̬ː] Southern Min Hokkien POJ soa-kî-má
Alternative Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	薩其馬
Simplified Chinese	萨其马
Hanyu Pinyin	sàqímǎ
Cantonese Yale	saatkèimáh
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin sàqímǎ Bopomofo ㄙㄚˋ ㄑㄧˊ ㄇㄚˇ IPA [sâtɕʰǐmà] Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization saatkèimáh Jyutping saat3kei4maa5 Sidney Lau saat3kei4ma5 IPA [sāːt̚kʰȅima̬ː] Southern Min Hokkien POJ sat-kî-má
Second alternative Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	馬仔
Simplified Chinese	马仔
Hanyu Pinyin	mǎzǎi
Cantonese Yale	máhjái
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin mǎzǎi Bopomofo ㄇㄚˇ ㄗㄞˇ IPA [màtsàɪ] Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization máhjái Jyutping maa5zai2 Sidney Lau ma5jai2 IPA [ma̬ːtsɐ̌i] Southern Min Hokkien POJ má-á
Manchu name
Manchu script	ᠰᠠᠴᡳᠮᠠ
Abkai	saqima
Möllendorff	sacima

Regional variations

Manchu

Originally, in Manchu cuisine sachima is a sweet snack. It mainly consists of flour, butter, and rock sugar. It is now popular in mainland China among children and adults.

Cantonese

The Cantonese pastry version of sachima is slightly sweet. It is also made of essentially the same ingredients as the other varieties of sachima. It is often sprinkled with sesame seeds, raisins or dried coconut. The Cantonese variety of sachima ranges from chewy to crunchy in texture. Most overseas Chinatowns offer the Cantonese style of the pastry. It is commonly found in Hong Kong.

Fujian

Many of the Fujian distribution companies manufacture packaged versions of Sachima. This version has sesame and is made of wheat flour, vegetable oil, egg, milk, granular sugar, and malt sugar. The taste is comparatively plain compared to the more sweetened Cantonese version.

Mauritius

In Mauritius, sachima is called "gâteau macaroni" (lit. "macaroni cake"). It is a traditional Chinese cake sold and eaten by Sino-Mauritians.

Myanmar (Burma)

A similar dish called mayway mont (မရွေးမုန့်), consisting of puffed grains of early ripened glutinous rice congealed into a mass with jaggery syrup, is a popular traditional Burmese snack or mont.

Vietnam

A similar dish called bánh bỏng gạo or khẩu sli consisting of puffed grains of early ripened glutinous rice congealed into a mass with sugar and ginger, sometimes used peanut. This is a traditional dessert of the Tay and Giay people. It is also popular in the northern provinces of Lai Chau, Cao Bang, Bac Giang.

See also

• Çäkçäk
• Funnel cake
• Yeot-gangjeong
• List of Chinese desserts
• Rengginang