蛋挞 Cantonese Egg Tarts with a Secret Ingredient

Custard Tarts with Portuguese pastry were introduced into Hong Kong in the 1940's by Cha Chaan Teng, a Hong Kong Based Canto-western Restaurant by way of the Portuguese colony of Macau. Hong Kong Egg tarts are an adaption of Pastel de Nata found in Macau. I love how flaky and delicate the shell is with a rich smooth slightly sweet custard. Love at first taste!

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蛋花玉米汤 Sweet Corn Egg Drop Soup

Egg drop soup is a well known dish outside of China and versions of egg drop soup are too many to name. The recipe I want to share with you today is a thick and creamy sweet corn egg drop soup. I fell in love with this soup at Mcdonald's of all places in Taiwan. The Mcdonald's version has big delicious chunks of ham inside the soup. 

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台式蛋饼 Taiwan Crispy Breakfast Egg Wrap-Dan Bing

If you have been to Taiwan you are very likely to have tried Dan Bing and also likely to still have cravings for it.You don't have to suffer craving anymore because this post will teach you how you can make them at home including the delicious Sweet brown sauce that they serve it with in Taiwan!

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蛋炒饭 Egg Fried Rice

This style of fried rice is what you typically find in restaurants in China. Other versions can be found but are not near as common. Soy sauce fried rice, also very very tasty, was the standard version that I saw at restaurants in Taiwan but can also be found in China. This recipe was a request from my husband. He ate tons and tons of egg fried rice in China.

Because I didn't want to post until it was absolutely delicious to me and at the same time it had to get approval from my husband this post took a number of trials and lots of help from some master chefs. At least in Beijing and at the restaurants we went to, I wasn't a huge fan of egg fried rice. I found it super oily and lacking in the robust flavor I was used to in Taiwan.  But after playing around with all the tips and tricks I learned on cooking shows I am totally addicted to egg fried rice. This recipe is the bomb!

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番茄炒鸡蛋盖饭 Egg in Tomato Gravy over Rice

This post features a simple and basic recipe for Tomato Egg. Tomato egg is a very popular home style dish in Taiwan and across China. It is a dish that is often done to taste and so there are many variations that exist. I love them all. For another version of this dish check out this recipe for Sweet and Sour Tomato Egg.

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煎饼 Jian Bing

Jian Bing or Chinese Egg Crepe originated in Tian jing, a city famous for their snacks

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葱抓饼 Green Onion Bread

 Flaky, soft, layered, fragrant and flavorful flat bread.

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肠蛋饼 Soft Egg Bing

Taiwan has many Dan Bing varieties. This version is made with a batter and is more crepe like. All are delicious but the crepe variety featured in this post are much faster and easier to cook up.
The ones in the picture have chopped green onion in the batter but it is also done plain. After it is cooked up you can just roll it up and Dizzle with Sweet Sauce (recipe found in this post) or sweet chili sauce or you can stuff with pork floss. thinly sliced ham or sausage. Corn and processed cheese slices can also be added on top of the egg while it is cooking. Corn and cheese Dan Bing was my favorite way to have Dan Bing while living in Taiwan.

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洋葱猪肉炒蛋 Egg, Pork and Onion Stir-fry

This is comfort food to me. The flavor and look remind me so much of a Japanese dish called katsu don

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酸甜西红柿炒蛋 Sweet and Sour Tomato and Egg

Tomato and Egg has been a favorite of mine for a long time. Quick and easy to prepare and so tasty.

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青椒炒鸡蛋 Green Chili and Egg

The is a very simple, quick veggie side. It is also my husband's favorite egg/veggie Chinese dish. On this blog you can also find Tomato Egg and Spinach Egg.

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蛋包饭 Fried Rice Egg Wrap

In China, fried rice is the ultimate way to use up leftovers - you can add just about anything. Start with the basic recipe and then make it your own. The egg wrap just makes it that much more interesting. You can drizzle some thinned out ketchup over the top, or make it even more amazing by smothered it in curry sauce, my personal favorite way to enjoy this dish. Man I miss Taiwan's omelette wrapped rice curry sauce, I will have to work on a recipe for that soon! Another option is to drizzle it with sweet chili sauce. Yum!

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菠菜炒鸡蛋 Spinach and Egg

If you don't like spinach you are not alone but don't make your final verdict until you have tried this dish. Chinese have a way with vegetables.

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