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Century Egg
皮蛋
Duck egg cured in alkaline clay, ash and salt for weeks until the white turns to dark amber jelly and the yolk to grey-green cream.
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Tainan, China
Oyster Omelette
海蛎煎
Small oysters cooked into a sweet potato starch batter with egg and garlic chives, fried until the edges crisp and the middle stays gelatinous.
China
Soy Egg
卤蛋
A hard-boiled egg marinated in a sweet soy sauce broth with star anise and spices, giving it a dark, savoury, slightly sweet flavour throughout.
China
Tea Egg
茶叶蛋
A Chinese snack of hard-boiled eggs cracked and simmered in tea, soy sauce, star anise and spices, giving the white a marbled, brown pattern.
China
Tomato and Scrambled Egg
西红柿炒鸡蛋
Tomatoes cooked down with soft scrambled egg and a pinch of sugar, the first dish most Chinese people learn to make.