Fried thick toast opened to show creamy vegetable stew inside.

Coffin bread

Taiwan · East Asia

Short description
This street snack turns deep-fried toast into a box for a saucy filling.
Ingredients
Thick white bread, butter or oil, creamy chicken or seafood stew, vegetables, milk or cream, and seasonings.
Cultural note
Associated with snack stalls, the playful shape and lid make it as recognizable as the filling.
Common misconception
It is not dessert toast; the classic filling is savory and creamy.

image credit

2010-02-18 Coffin Sandwich.jpg

creator:
eazytraveler
license:
CC BY 2.0
modified:
Copied from Wikimedia Commons and resized/re-encoded for Gochizu; no content edits.

audio credit

voice:
marin (gpt-4o-mini-tts)
source:
OpenAI API Text to Speech
modified:
AI-generated voice audio.