Fried oyster omelet is not a unique snack in Taiwan Province. It has existed since ancient times in Minnan-speaking areas (southern Fujian and Chaoshan), and it is a common home-cooked dish. It is said that fried oyster omelet is a creative dish invented in a poor society, an alternative 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 AD 166 1 year, the Dutch army occupied Tainan, and Zheng Chenggong, a native of Nan 'an, Quanzhou, led his troops to attack from Deer 'ermen, intending to recover the lost land. Zheng Jun defeated the Dutch army like a bamboo, and the Dutch army hid all the rice in a rage. Zheng Jun used his quick wits when he was short of food, and simply used local materials to make Taiwan Province specialties.
Another well-founded argument is that oyster omelet was brought to 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.
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