Twist is a unique fried pasta snack in China. According to legend, Chai Jinwen, a native of the Eastern Han Dynasty, invented the twist. Location: Xianyang, Shaanxi, Jishan, Chongyang, Tianjin, Hunan and other places. Among them, Jishan in Shanxi is famous for its salty sesame oil crisp, Chongyang in Hubei is famous for its small twist, and Tianjin is famous for its big twist.

Twist has been highly praised by scholars because of its simple production and convenient eating. Su Dongpo, a great writer in the Song Dynasty, once wrote a poem "Cold Poem" praising Twist: "Hands are rubbed into jade, and blue oil is fried into light yellow and deep. Sleeping in the spring at night is insignificant. "