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Taiwan Utensil

Long Tongs for Luwei

食材の山からお宝を発掘!台湾夜市の「滷味屋台」で客が握りしめる長いトング

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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

  1. [Usage Secret]
  2. [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.
  3. [Choosing Noodles] Also deftly grab packets of 'Wangzi Mian (instant ramen)' or 'Dongfen (glass noodles)' hidden underneath.
  4. 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

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