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Origin
Chaozhou/Southern Fujian — now ubiquitous across Taiwan and Southeast Asia
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Description
Teochew street food of fresh oysters mixed with sweet potato starch batter, egg, and spring onion, pan-fried in lard until crispy exterior with a chewy, sticky interior. Served with sweet chilli sauce. Ubiquitous across Taiwan and Southeast Asia as Hokkien/Teochew diaspora street food.
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The Thread
—Korean pajeon seafood pancake
—Japanese okonomiyaki
—Singaporean or ze jian (same dish, different dialect)
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Flavour Context
Briny oyster richness against sweet starchy chew with caramelised egg notes; quintessential Teochew/Hokkien street flavour
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