Egg Dishes

Oyster Omelette

海蛎煎

Tainan, China

Small oysters cooked into a sweet potato starch batter with egg and garlic chives, fried until the edges crisp and the middle stays gelatinous.

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What it is

A closer look at Oyster Omelette.

Small oysters cooked into a sweet potato starch batter with egg and garlic chives, fried until the edges crisp and the middle stays gelatinous.

What to look for

Know it when you find it.

The gluey centre is deliberate. Look for a stall shucking oysters in front of you; big oysters mean the wrong kind was used.

Where it belongs

Origins and
traditions.

Food rarely respects a border. These are the places the dataset connects most strongly to Oyster Omelette.

Native to

Fujian, China

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Native to

Taiwan

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Traditional in

Hong Kong

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Traditional in

Tainan, Taiwan

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Traditional in

Singapore

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Names around the table

One food, more than one name.

Oyster Omeletteprimary
Háo jiān (Oyster omelette)local · 🇭🇰
Orh Luaklocal · 🇸🇬
海蛎煎local · 🇨🇳
蚵仔煎local · 🇹🇼
Hǎilìjiāntransliteration
Oyster Omelette Fujianalias
Ô-á-chiantransliteration

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