Long Tongs for Luwei
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Discover treasures from a mountain of ingredients! Long thongs held by customers at Taiwanese night market's "Kumami Yatai"
Description
Long-handled tongs with jagged tips placed at night market 'Luwei (Taiwanese braise)' stalls, used by customers to pick their favorite ingredients into a basket.
Classification: For Adults,Tongs,Partner for Choosing Ingredients at Night Markets
Shops selling Long Tongs for Luwei
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How to use
Ingredients
- Stainless steel
Instructions
- [Usage Secret]
- [Ingredient Pickup] Use these tongs to snipe what you want to eat from the mountain of dozens of ingredients (Dougan, kelp, pig's blood cake, fish cakes, veg) piled in front of the stall, putting them in a red plastic basket.
- [Choosing Noodles] Also deftly grab packets of 'Wangzi Mian (instant ramen)' or 'Dongfen (glass noodles)' hidden underneath.
- When done choosing, hand the basket and tongs to the shop owner to simmer.
Learn more Substitutes, pairings, tips
Key spices
None(Odorless)
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Tongs used in Japanese bakeries or buffets
Pairing
All Luwei ingredients, Yansuji (fried foods)
Trivia
[For Adults] Approaching Luwei or Yansuji stalls at Taiwan night markets, everyone holds these tongs with serious faces, glaring at the ingredient mountains. An essential item for hygienically grabbing from food mountains others touched. Gripping these tongs drives a mysterious sense of mission: 'I'm making my ultimate original Taiwan meal!'.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] The thrill of Luwei stalls is accidentally grabbing too much with the tongs, regretting 'Am I eating this much!?' at checkout!
Allergen
None