Description
The ultimate nostalgic DIY meal: opening a can of 'Tudou Mianjin (sweet/spicy soy braised fried gluten and peanuts)' piled high in Taiwan supers, topping it on piping hot plain congee.
Restaurants serving Canned Wheat Gluten with Congee
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Recipe
Ingredients
- Canned Tudou Mianjin(Sweet/spicy gluten and peanuts)
- Plain congee
Instructions
- [Authentic Recipe]
- Cook rice (or oatmeal) with generous water into gooey plain congee (Bai Zhou).
- Open a can of 'Tudou Mianjin (peanut and gluten can: brands like A.G.V. are famous)' bought at a Taiwan super.
- Place fluffy gluten, fluffy peanuts from the can on hot congee.
- Scoop 'sweet/salty soy sauce' from the can with a spoon, pour heavily over congee.
- Eat gently mixing congee and ingredients.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Sweet soy braising liquid aroma and peanut smell
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Canned Rouzao (minced pork can to boost meat feel)
Pairing
Century egg、Fried egg、Doufu Ru(Fermented tofu)
Trivia
[For Families] A national canned food making everyone from elderly to students remember 'home breakfasts'. Biting the 'gluten (Mianjin)' that absorbed sweet/spicy sauce like a sponge oozes juice, making congee vanish into the stomach at unbelievable speeds. Taiwan students' absolute lifeline on typhoon days.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] Mountain-heap Taiwan 'Rousong (pork floss)' next to it, mixing gluten sweet/saltiness and pork floss crispness to shovel down the congee!
Allergen
Wheat, Peanuts, Soy (from soy sauce)