Description
Hong Kong street food that landed in Taiwan and became a massive staple. A waffle baked in a special honeycomb-like mold with round protrusions, using tapioca-mixed batter for crispy outside/chewy inside.
Restaurants serving Hong Kong Egg Waffles (Gai Daan Jai)
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The Recipe section below is a general reference, not a recipe from the listed shops.
Recipe
Ingredients
- Cake flour
- Tapioca starch
- Egg
- Custard powder
- Evaporated milk
- Sugar
Instructions
- [Authentic Recipe]
- [Batter] Mix cake flour, custard powder (gives the HK flavor), sugar, egg, evaporated milk, water, and 'tapioca starch (or sweet potato flour)' for chewiness into a wet batter.
- Heat a special 'iron double-mold with dozens of honeycomb-like round protrusions (Gai Daan Jai Ji)', oil lightly.
- Pour batter, immediately close mold, and flip upside down 'spin' (makes the inside of the round protrusions hollow and forms the shape).
- Bake both sides for a few mins until golden and crispy.
- Remove from mold, curl slightly (U-shape) while hot, expose to air to crisp the surface, put in a paper bag, and serve.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Sweet custard aroma
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Bake tapioca-mixed batter in a waffle maker (shape differs)
Pairing
Cold HK Milk Tea (Si Ma Nai Cha) or Taiwan Tea
Trivia
[For Youth] Boasts overwhelming share in night market sweets recently due to cute looks and fun tearing. Evolved parfait-style versions filled with chocolate, cheese, or boba, or topped with ice cream are hugely popular on SNS.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] Pinch and tear off the connected round bubbly parts one by one 'pop, pop' with your fingers, eating it like a walking snack!
Allergen
Wheat, Egg, Dairy