Description
Alongside daikon, the thick block konjac is a diet ally in Taiwan's hugely popular 'Guandong Zhu (Taiwanese oden)'. Taiwanese eat it with sweet sauce, not Japanese mustard.
Restaurants serving Taiwanese Oden Konjac Block
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The Recipe section below is a general reference, not a recipe from the listed shops.
Recipe
Ingredients
- Block konjac
- Guandong Zhu broth
- Sweet chili sauce(Tianla Jiang)
Instructions
- [Authentic Recipe]
- Cut block konjac into large triangles (or rectangles), score the surface shallowly in a net pattern.
- Boil oden broth (Gao Tang) made from pork bones, daikon, kelp, a little bonito.
- Add konjac and other ingredients (fish cakes etc.), simmer slowly on low.
- Take konjac into a paper cup (or bowl).
- Dump Taiwan's unique pink 'sweet chili sauce (Tianla Jiang)', pierce with a skewer to eat.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Pork/bonito broth aroma and sweet smell of Tianla Jiang、甜辣醤の甘い匂い
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
(Irreplaceable as an essential Taiwanese oden ingredient)
Pairing
Taiwanese bottled tea、Other oden ingredients
Trivia
[For Everyone] The true identity of 'that smell (Guandong Zhu)' wafting in Taiwan 7-Elevens or FamilyMarts. When slightly hungry, skewering 2-3 of these 'Konjac Blocks' instead of fried food is dieters' daily routine. Tianla Jiang isn't spicy but sweet and rich, turning bland konjac into the best snack.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] At Taiwan convenience stores, have hot oden soup poured into the Tianla Jiang left in the bowl after eating the konjac, and drink it down!
Allergen
Wheat, Soy (from soup soy sauce)