Oyster Fritter (Ode)
The outside is crispy, the inside is full of leeks and oysters! UFO-style Taiwanese Oyster Fry
Description
A specialty snack along the central/southern Taiwanese coast where soybean batter is laid in a special round ladle, topped with massive chives and fresh oysters, then plunged into oil to deep-fry.
Restaurants serving Oyster Fritter (Ode)
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The Recipe section below is a general reference, not a recipe from the listed shops.
Recipe
Ingredients
- Oysters
- Chives
- Cabbage
- Soybean flour
- Rice flour(or Wheat flour)
Instructions
- [Authentic Recipe]
- [Batter] Dissolve Zailai rice flour (or wheat flour) and 'Soybean flour (Huangdou Fen)' in water to make a thick special batter (soybean flour makes it extremely crunchy when fried).
- [Ingredients] Wash fresh small oysters in salt water; chop chives and cabbage finely, seasoning lightly with salt and pepper.
- Dip a 'flat round ladle specific for Ode (or a large spoon)' in hot oil to grease it.
- Pour a thin layer of batter into the ladle bottom, heap the chopped veg, and place 4-
- oysters in the center.
- Pour more batter over the top to completely hide the ingredients (forming a UFO shape).
- Submerge the whole ladle gently into 170°C oil. Once the outside sets, pop it off the ladle and fry until the whole thing is dark golden and extremely crunchy.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Savory chive and soybean flour aroma
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Kakiage (cooking method and texture differ)
Pairing
Taiwanese sweet chili sauce (Tianla Jiang) and Beer
Trivia
[Trend] 'De' means 'round fried thing' in Taiwanese. Completely different from Japanese fried oysters; closer to a 'jumbo oyster and chive kakiage'. The 'crunch!' sound of the batter has ASMR-level destructive power.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] Ask to have it cut into quarters with a knife while freshly fried, and inject 'sweet/spicy garlic soy sauce' directly into the steaming oysters from the cross-section to eat!
Allergen
Oysters, Soy, Wheat (if blended)