Description
Taiwan late-night DIY culture of always boiling egg and veg (greens/cabbage) together when making Taiwan staple packet noodles (Tong-I Mian, Manhan Dacian, etc.) to boost nutrition.
Restaurants serving Instant Noodles with Egg and Veg
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Recipe
Ingredients
- Taiwan instant packet noodles
- Egg
- Cabbage(or greens)
- Fish balls(if any)
Instructions
- [Authentic Recipe]
- Boil water in small pot, add Taiwan packet noodle powder soup and seasoning oil.
- Add torn cabbage or greens (Bok choy), frozen fish balls (Gong Wan).
- Toss in noodles, simmer.
- Right before noodles soften, drop a raw egg directly into pot 'plop' (*Taiwan style is to boil without stirring to make soft poached egg).
- Finish in pot (or transfer to bowl).
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Junk aroma of five-spice or star anise unique to Taiwan instant noodles
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Melting cheese (putting in spicy noodles makes it supremely mild)
Pairing
Cold tea(to erase night snack guilt)
Trivia
[For Youth] Taiwan parents threaten 'eating only instant noodles turns you into a mummy with preservatives', so students always 'Jia (add)' egg/veg as an excuse to parents (and health consideration). Making in a personal pot and eating directly from it is Taiwan's real night snack style.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] Pull the soft poached egg atop the noodles, pierce yolk with chopsticks, slurping while coating noodles in rich yolk!
Allergen
Wheat, Egg, Soy, (depends on soup)