Description
A famous snack representing Tainan, the culinary capital of Southern Taiwan. A super-thick slice of white bread is deep-fried golden, hollowed out, filled with boiling hot chicken and shrimp cream chowder, and capped with the bread lid.
Restaurants serving Coffin Bread (Tainan Fried Bread Chowder)
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Recipe
Ingredients
- Thick white bread
- Chicken
- Peeled shrimp
- Green peas
- Milk
- Butter
- Wheat flour
Instructions
- [Authentic Recipe]
- Slice white bread 5cm thick.
- Deep-fry the entire slice at 180°C until the outside is a crispy golden brown.
- Cut a square lid from the top and compress the soft inner crumb to create a cavity.
- In a pot, fry chicken, shrimp, squid, peas, and carrots in butter; add flour and milk to make a thick cream chowder.
- Flood the bread cavity with the boiling chowder.
- Place the bread lid on top.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Roasted oil flavor of fried bread and rich milky depth of the stew、シチューの濃厚なミルクのコク
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Deep-fry thick JP white bread and fill with commercial cream stew
Pairing
Sweet Papaya Milk / Winter Melon Tea
Trivia
Invented in the 1940s by a Tainan Western diner owner. Regulars jokingly named it 'Coffin Board' due to its shape. In Taiwan, 'Guan Cai' sounds like 'promotion and wealth', making it highly auspicious.
Eating tips & etiquette
Use a knife and fork. First, dip the lid into the chowder. Then, cut down the bread bowl, which has absorbed the stew and become meltingly soft.
Allergen
Wheat, Dairy, Poultry, Shrimp