DISH RESEARCH · Snack
Tchintchin
Also known as: Chin chin
Tchintchin is a sweet, firm West African fried-dough snack made from wheat flour with sugar, fat, and commonly egg or milk, then cut into small pieces and fried.
About Tchintchin
Tchintchin is a sweet, firm West African fried-dough snack made from wheat flour with sugar, fat, and commonly egg or milk, then cut into small pieces and fried.
Ingredients in Tchintchin
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- Wheat flourbase
- Sugarsweetener
- Buttercooking medium
- Eggbinder
- Cow Milkbinder
- Saltseasoning
- Waterbinder
- Vegetable Oilcooking medium
Ingredient connections awaiting review. Versions and preparation vary.
Origins & food traditions
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