Fried Wheat Gluten Puffs
フワフワ、ジュワ〜ッ！甘辛いタレを抱え込んだ「お麩」の魔法
Description
Extracting protein (gluten) from wheat flour and deep-frying it round (close to Japanese Ofu). In Taiwan, an absolute ace companion for morning congee, sold canned in sweet/spicy soy sauce.
Classification: For Everyone,Dried/Canned,Ultimate Congee Friend
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How to use
Ingredients
- Wheat gluten
- Frying oil
- (Soy sauce
- sugar
- peanuts if canned)
Instructions
- [Prep/Usage]
- [Tudou Mian Jin (Canned)] Open a 'canned Mian Jin' (A.G.V. brand is famous) sold in supers, steeped in sweet soy sauce with peanuts (Tudou).
- No cooking needed. Serve as is with warm plain congee (or sweet potato congee). The sweet/spicy sauce oozes 'sizzle' from the fluffy sponge-like tissue, instantly turning simple congee into a feast.
- [Sheng Mian Jin (Dried)] Dried round Mian Jin sold in markets are tossed into Lu Rou Fan sauce or vegetarian braises, acting as a meat substitute (mock meat) by absorbing sauce.
Learn more Substitutes, pairings, tips
Key spices
Comforting sweet/spicy soy sauce aroma
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Japanese Sendai-fu or Kurumafu (fry in oil and braise sweet/spicy)
Pairing
Plain Congee, Digua Zhou (Sweet potato congee), Su Shi (Vegetarian dishes)
Trivia
[For Everyone] The 'brown fluffy round objects' always sitting in the congee corner at Taiwanese hotel breakfast buffets. Looks plain, but one bite spreads the sweet sauce it absorbed like a sponge, hitting Japanese palates dead-center. A demonic food making you want to bulk-buy cans at supers before flying home.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] Pour all the 'sweet, gooey soy sauce' left at the bottom of the can over your congee, making flavored congee to enjoy to the last grain!
Allergen
Wheat, Soy (from sauce soy), Peanuts (if canned)