oyster omelet
Taiwan · East Asia
- Short description
- This street-stall omelet has a springy starch texture around briny oysters and egg.
- Ingredients
- Oysters with eggs, sweet potato starch, greens, garlic chives, sweet-savory sauce, and soy sauce.
- Cultural note
- Several coastal foodways have related oyster omelets; this record focuses on the night-market style using a soft starch batter.
- Common misconception
- It is not a crisp Western-style omelet; the batter is intentionally soft and slightly chewy.
image credit
Oyster omelette, Taipei, Taiwan. (8447333000) (2).jpg
- creator:
- istolethetv from NYC, USA
- source:
- Wikimedia Commons
- license:
- CC BY 2.0
- modified:
- Downloaded from Wikimedia Commons, resized/re-encoded for Gochizu.
audio credit
- voice:
- marin (gpt-4o-mini-tts)
- source:
- OpenAI API Text to Speech
- license:
- OpenAI API generated audio
- modified:
- AI-generated voice audio.