Latiao

High school (ages 12+)
Food & Cooking

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/latiao

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the snack classification?Spicy wheat gluten strip snack
2. What is the primary constituent?Wheat gluten
3. How is Latiao made?It is made by mixing wheat gluten dough and using extrusion to shape it into strips.
4. Why is Latiao so popular?It is cheap, chewy, and has a bold spicy flavor that many people love.

Wheat Gluten: The protein complex in wheat flour that provides elasticity and chewiness to doughs and batters.
Extrusion: A food processing technique involving forcing a material through a die to create a specific shape, commonly used for snacks and pasta.
Flavor Enhancers: Substances added to food to intensify existing flavors, such as monosodium glutamate (MSG).
Sichuan Peppercorns: A spice native to China, known for its distinctive numbing and tingling sensation (mala) on the palate.