Oyster omelet, many Taiwanese snacks, are actually substitute foods invented by the poor ancestors who could not eat enough. They are a symbol of poor life. Oyster omelet is said to be such an idea invented in a poor society.

Cuisine.

Its earliest name is "Jianshichui", which is a traditional snack known to the older generation in Tainan's Anping area. It is made by wrapping oysters, pork, shiitake mushrooms and other miscellaneous ingredients in water-added sweet potato paste.

Pancake.

There is an interesting story about its origin.

According to folk rumors, in 1661 AD, the Dutch army occupied Tainan. Zheng Chenggong led his troops from Lu'ermen to regain the lost territory. Zheng's army defeated the Dutch army with overwhelming force. The Dutch army was so angry that they took away all the rice grains.

In hiding, Zheng Jun was short of food and came up with wisdom. He simply mixed Taiwan's specialty oysters and sweet potato flour with water and fried them into pancakes. Unexpectedly, they were passed down to later generations and became a popular snack in the province.

However, books published in mainland China list oyster omelette as a Fujian snack, which is another theory of its origin.

Although oyster omelet can be eaten everywhere, many people still hold the concept that if they want to eat oyster omelet, they have to go to the oyster production areas, such as Anping in Tainan, Dongshi in Chiayi, or Donggang in Pingtung, which are rich in oyster breeding areas.

Eat, because to make delicious oyster omelette, the most important condition is to use fresh oysters. These fresh oysters are peeled and sold in the place of production. They do not need to be soaked in water due to long-distance transportation, so they are plump, huge, and extremely delicious.

The oyster omelette came out certainly rich and juicy.

However, don’t regret it if you don’t live in the production area, because modern transportation technology is developed, so even as far away as Taipei, you can eat sweet oysters delivered fresh every day.

In addition to fresh oysters, sweet potato flour is another important key to making oyster omelette delicious.

There are many types of sweet potato flour, but only pure sweet potato flour can produce a rich and fragrant paste.

After thickening the slurry with water in an appropriate proportion, and adding leeks, the finished product will have a sticky and chewy texture, and the pure sweet potato starch can also skillfully enhance the umami flavor of the plump oysters, making it the most perfect combination.

The selection of eggs is also a science. Stores that value the aroma will use dark yellow native eggs. They will pair them with prickly pear in winter and Chinese cabbage in summer. They will also use lard that can enhance the flavor to fry delicious oyster omelette.

Just top it with a sauce made from miso, ketchup, chili pepper, soy sauce, etc.

With the combination of the above-mentioned various high-quality ingredients, even oyster omelette, which was originally a delicacy of the poor, has become exquisite and delicious. The colorful taste of sweet, salty, salty and spicy is endless.

Ingredients for oyster omelette recipe: 150 grams of fresh oysters (washed with salt in advance), 70 grams of spinach (washed and cut into pieces), 2 free-range eggs.

2.5 taels of pure sweet potato flour, 4 tablespoons of water, appropriate amount of leeks.

6 tablespoons of tomato paste, 2 tablespoons of soy sauce, 2 tablespoons of miso, 4 tablespoons of sugar, half a bowl of water, and 1 tablespoon of cornstarch.

Method: Mix the sweet potato flour, water and chives of ingredient 2 thoroughly in advance, and mix ingredient 3 into a sauce and set aside.

Put an appropriate amount of oil in the pan, add fresh oysters, and fry them until they are halfway cooked.

Add another half bowl of ingredients 2 and fry together until solid and translucent.

Finally, add eggs and green vegetables, fry both sides until cooked, and pour the sauce prepared in ingredient 3 when eating.

Since the hit of the Taiwanese TV series "Love Around the Corner", oyster omelette has become a must-eat snack for tourists visiting Taiwan.