read with xiaobian: o-ā-jiā n, oh, fry. Fried oyster omelet, which originated in Xiazhangquan area, originated as an alternative food invented by people in coastal areas when they can't get enough to eat. It is a symbol of poor life, but now, fried oyster omelet has become an indispensable dish for friends to have dinner. According to Xiaobian, it seems to warn friends not to forget poverty! There is a different food culture behind every dish.
oyster omelet is not a unique snack in Taiwan Province. It has been a common home-cooked dish since ancient times in Minnan-speaking areas (southern Fujian and Chaoshan). It is said that oyster omelet is a creative dish invented in a poor society, a substitute food invented by our ancestors when they were unable to eat enough, and a symbol of poor life. Minnan, Taiwan Province and Chaoshan are basically of the same origin. In Taiwan Province, its earliest name is "Fried Food Chasing", which is a traditional dim sum known to the older generation in Anping, Tainan. It is a cake made by wrapping raw materials such as clams, eggs, onions and parsley with sweet potato pulp after adding water.
There is an interesting story about its origin. According to folk rumors, in 1661, the Dutch army occupied Tainan, and Zheng Chenggong, a native of Nan 'an, Quanzhou, led an army to attack from Luermen, intending to recover the lost land. Zheng Jun was like a bamboo pole and defeated the Dutch army. In a rage, the Dutch army hid all the rice, and Zheng Jun used his quick wits when he was short of food. He simply used local materials to mix Taiwan Province specialty clam and sweet potato powder with water and fried them into cakes, which was unexpected.
Another well-founded argument is that oyster omelet was brought into Taiwan Province with the migration of Zheng Chenggong's army and Fujian and Chaoshan immigrants. Become a favorite delicacy for people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait. Now the oyster omelet in Taiwan Province is highly consistent with the oyster omelet in southern Fujian, especially in Quanzhou.
You may also like:
Famous dishes: What is the cuisine of Sichuan style pork
Yunnan snacks: the origin of crossing the bridge rice noodles
Famous snacks: the origin of tasty shrimp
Food stories: the origin of pineapple cake.