Description
A super classic Taiwanese breakfast: a chewy, thin crepe made of flour and sweet potato flour (or potato starch), wrapped around a scallion egg omelet.
Restaurants serving Danbing (Taiwanese Egg Crepe)
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Recipe
Ingredients
- All-purpose flour
- Sweet potato flour
- Egg
- Green scallions
- Thick soy sauce(Jiangyou Gao)
Instructions
- [Authentic Recipe]
- [Crepe (Danbing Pi)] Mix all-purpose flour, a little sweet potato flour (the secret to chewiness), and salt with water into a thin crepe batter (many use frozen store-bought).
- Heat oil in a pan, ladle batter, spread thinly and round, cook both sides lightly, and remove.
- Add a little oil to the same pan, pour beaten egg mixed with chopped green scallions.
- While the egg is runny, place the cooked crepe (Danbing Pi) on top, pressing firmly to bond them.
- Flip to crisp the other side, and roll it up tightly in the pan.
- Cut into bite-sized pieces and eat dipped in sweet/savory 'thick soy sauce (Jiangyou Gao)' or chili sauce.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Scallion aroma and Jiangyou Gao sweetness
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Spring roll wrappers or plain flour crepe batter
Pairing
Warm Soy Milk (Doujiang) or Taiwan Tea
Trivia
[For Everyone] The top menu Taiwanese 'eat most for breakfast'. The crispy outside, chewy inside, and gentle egg umami fit a sleepy morning stomach perfectly.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] Customize into 'your own original Danbing' by rolling in favorite ingredients like cheese, tuna, bacon, or Taiwanese basil together!
Allergen
Wheat, Egg, Soy