<p>"果子" is a regional name for <a href="https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%A4%9C%E5%AD%90" rel="nofollow noreferrer">"糖果糕點"</a> - any sugar, rice or wheat flour-based food that is not a staple food. This broad category includes sweet and savoury items, cakes and candy.</p>

<p>The 果子 in 煎饼果子 refers to the 油条 wrapped inside. Of course, regional varieties of the food can have different fillings.</p>

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congusbongus
<p>I love 煎饼果子 too! </p>

<p>You know what 油条 is. One of my American friends interpreted it as "straight salty donut". </p>

<p>煎饼果子, in fact, is 煎饼 + 油条.</p>

<p>In northern areas, we call 油条 大果子. I don't know why. </p>

<p>Then we got 煎饼果子.</p>

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2017-08-29T23:47:57.837Z
Hmm... they don't put 油条 in 煎饼果子 here (Tianjin).  I've seen it done occasionally.
Becky 李蓓
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yeah, I know nowadays most of time they put 脆皮（脆饼） in it. But as the time it was invented, it was 煎饼+油条. Now, you could have 煎饼+脆皮(脆饼).
dan
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dan
<p>Just want to add some supplementary info as a Chinese who lived in Tianjin for a few years. You usually got two options for 煎饼 in Tianjin:</p>

<ul>
<li>果子, which means 油条;</li>
<li>果皮, which means 脆饼, also called 脆皮 or 薄脆.</li>
</ul>

<p>I believe the word 果子 is actually originated from <a href="https://zh.wikipedia.org/zh-cn/%E9%A4%9C%E5%AD%90" rel="nofollow noreferrer">馃子</a>. However, it seems to be used only with 煎饼 in Tianjin, and I've never seen such usage in any other region.</p>

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"It seems to be used only with 煎饼 in Tianjin": Do you mean the word "果子" used in the word "煎饼果子" or the actual food "果子" (which is also called 油条) used in the food "煎饼果子"? or both?
fefe
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Both. 油条 is simply called 油条 if sold separately.
00007chl
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(大)果子 is commonly said in northeast China. If you Baidu 大果子， you will get it. Let's say, 给我来两根（儿）果子 is very common. The further south you go, the less you would hear people say 果子. When entering into Nanjing and Shanghai in the map, you can not hear it any more.
dan
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One note is that you are still able to hear 果子 in southern areas: Nanjing, Shanghai, etc., but means differently.
dan
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00007chl
<p>The correct writing is 煎饼馃子. 果 is not correct but usual simplified writing among the people.
馃 means fried.</p>

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In 《现代汉语词典》： 果子: (1) ... (2) 同“馃子” ；馃子: ...... 也作“果子”
fefe
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Pengfei Fang
<p>One of my favorite foods in China is <a href="http://dict.cn/%E7%85%8E%E9%A5%BC%E6%9E%9C%E5%AD%90" rel="nofollow noreferrer">煎饼果子</a> (jiānbǐng guǒzi), which doesn't really translate well to English.  See <a href="http://image.baidu.com/search/index?tn=baiduimage&amp;word=%E7%85%8E%E9%A5%BC%E6%9E%9C%E5%AD%90" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Baidu 图片</a> for images.</p>

<p>One thing that seems strange to me is the use of <a href="http://dict.cn/%E6%9E%9C%E5%AD%90" rel="nofollow noreferrer">果子</a> (guǒzi) meaning fruit, when there is no fruit in 煎饼果子.</p>

<p><strong>Question</strong>: Why is 果子 in 煎饼果子 (jiānbǐng guǒzi)?</p>

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夹心的煎饼啊 ^_^,   果子 means it has a nucleus, just like a fruit.
Daniel Yang
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It is  from Manchu. Before Qing, 果 always means the thing from plants.
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Why is 果子 in 煎饼果子 (jiānbǐng guǒzi)?
# Why is 果子 in 煎饼果子 (jiānbǐng guǒzi)?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-08-29)

One of my favorite foods in China is [煎饼果子](http://dict.cn/%E7%85%8E%E9%A5%BC%E6%9E%9C%E5%AD%90) (jiānbǐng guǒzi), which doesn't really translate well to English. See [Baidu 图片](http://image.baidu.com/search/index?tn=baiduimage&word=%E7%85%8E%E9%A5%BC%E6%9E%9C%E5%AD%90) for images.

One thing that seems strange to me is the use of [果子](http://dict.cn/%E6%9E%9C%E5%AD%90) (guǒzi) meaning fruit, when there is no fruit in 煎饼果子.

**Question**: Why is 果子 in 煎饼果子 (jiānbǐng guǒzi)?

**Tags:** usage, food

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: 夹心的煎饼啊 ^_^,   果子 means it has a nucleus, just like a fruit.  
> **username_2**: It is  from Manchu. Before Qing, 果 always means the thing from plants.  

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## 4 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2017-08-30. Score: 3 | Accepted answer

"果子" is a regional name for ["糖果糕點"](https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%A4%9C%E5%AD%90) - any sugar, rice or wheat flour-based food that is not a staple food. This broad category includes sweet and savoury items, cakes and candy.

The 果子 in 煎饼果子 refers to the 油条 wrapped inside. Of course, regional varieties of the food can have different fillings.


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### Answer by username_4 on 2017-08-29. Score: 2

I love 煎饼果子 too!

You know what 油条 is. One of my American friends interpreted it as "straight salty donut".

煎饼果子, in fact, is 煎饼 + 油条.

In northern areas, we call 油条 大果子. I don't know why.

Then we got 煎饼果子.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Hmm... they don't put 油条 in 煎饼果子 here (Tianjin).  I've seen it done occasionally.  
> **username_4**: yeah, I know nowadays most of time they put 脆皮（脆饼） in it. But as the time it was invented, it was 煎饼+油条. Now, you could have 煎饼+脆皮(脆饼).  

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### Answer by username_5 on 2017-08-30. Score: 1

Just want to add some supplementary info as a Chinese who lived in Tianjin for a few years. You usually got two options for 煎饼 in Tianjin:

* 果子, which means 油条;
* 果皮, which means 脆饼, also called 脆皮 or 薄脆.

I believe the word 果子 is actually originated from [馃子](https://zh.wikipedia.org/zh-cn/%E9%A4%9C%E5%AD%90). However, it seems to be used only with 煎饼 in Tianjin, and I've never seen such usage in any other region.

> **Comments:**
> **username_6**: "It seems to be used only with 煎饼 in Tianjin": Do you mean the word "果子" used in the word "煎饼果子" or the actual food "果子" (which is also called 油条) used in the food "煎饼果子"? or both?  
> **username_5**: Both. 油条 is simply called 油条 if sold separately.  
> **username_4**: (大)果子 is commonly said in northeast China. If you Baidu 大果子， you will get it. Let's say, 给我来两根（儿）果子 is very common. The further south you go, the less you would hear people say 果子. When entering into Nanjing and Shanghai in the map, you can not hear it any more.  
> **username_4**: One note is that you are still able to hear 果子 in southern areas: Nanjing, Shanghai, etc., but means differently.  

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### Answer by username_7 on 2017-08-31. Score: 0

The correct writing is 煎饼馃子. 果 is not correct but usual simplified writing among the people.
馃 means fried.

> **Comments:**
> **username_6**: In 《现代汉语词典》： 果子: (1) ... (2) 同“馃子” ；馃子: ...... 也作“果子”  

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