Description
A pop dish where crispy fritter-like fried shrimp and pineapple chunks are tossed in Taiwan's unique sweet mayonnaise, scattered with colorful chocolate sprinkles.
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Recipe
Ingredients
- Peeled shrimp
- Pineapple
- Taiwanese mayonnaise(sweet)
- Potato starch
- Color sprinkles
Instructions
- [Authentic Recipe]
- Remove veins from fresh peeled shrimp, massage lightly with salt and wine. Make a deep slit in the back (so it curls into a ball 'Xia Qiu' when fried).
- Coat shrimp firmly with egg white and potato starch (or sweet potato flour), deep-fry at high 180°C until the surface is ultra-crispy.
- Cut canned (or fresh) pineapple into bite-sized pieces.
- Put freshly fried shrimp and pineapple in a bowl.
- Add a generous amount of Taiwan's unique 'Shala Jiang (sweet mayonnaise with translucent quality, lacking Japanese mayo acidity, sweet like condensed milk)' and toss briefly.
- Plate, finishing with a sprinkle of 'colorful chocolate sprinkles' (like those for cakes) or 'sesame seeds'.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
None
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Mix Japanese mayonnaise with condensed milk
Pairing
Cold Taiwan Tea or Fruit juice
Trivia
[For Women] Said to be the root of Japanese Ebi Mayo, but the Taiwanese version 'requires pineapple' and features 'mayonnaise sweet like condensed milk'. Its pop look with color sprinkles makes it an idol-like menu always on kids' and women's tables.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] Taste the shrimp saltiness, batter crispiness, pineapple acidity, and sweet mayonnaise simultaneously in one bite, enjoying it like a dessert!
Allergen
Shrimp, Egg, Soy, Dairy (sprinkles)