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蚵卷 (Fried Oyster Rolls)

The version from "陳家蚵卷".

 

A visit to Anping, a suburb of Tainan but this is where the history of Taiwan begins. The place is packed with tourists, foreign and local, out to celebrate a sunny New Year holiday. There are many culinary gems here, aside from history, that drew in myself and my mate as well.

 

Quite possibly one of the best oyster dishes I ever had. Taiwan has a thing for oysters, with it finding its way into a myriad of dishes from north to south. I can't really see how the cooking team prepared it, but I am sure the oysters are wrapped in a skin (possibly the translucent dried bean curd skin), battered and then deep-fried.

 

The oysters have remained supple and juicy despite the frying. My mate hates oysters and so I was left to myself to queue up for the dish while he went hunting for other snacks. There was a long queue. It was a good 20 minutes wait but when they arrive, a bite in and it was all worth it.

 

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Uploaded on February 16, 2014
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