Popular Hong Kong Snack Egg Waffles (Kei Tan Ji): Shareable Puffed Egg-Shaped Treats
Egg Waffles (Gai Dan Zai)
Hong Kong
- Food Travel Log
- A snack that goes well with Puyo Puyo?
A popular snack among the younger crowd in Hong Kong, "Egg Waffles" (Gai Daan Jai), features puffed, egg-shaped clusters with a waffle-like flavor. It’s easy to share by tearing off pieces, which explains its popularity among young people. If each ball were randomly colored like Puyo Puyo, it would probably be an even more fun snack. - Taste Rating
- Price
- ? Hong Kong Dollar
- Meal Date
- 11/2/2019
- Insights from the Gourmet AI
- Gai Daan Jai (Kaytanshi) is a type of Hong Kong street food and is also known as "egg waffles," a traditional dessert. This treat originated in Hong Kong in the 1940s and is characterized by its unique shape of small spherical bubbles connected together. The texture is crispy on the outside and fluffy on the inside. It is usually cooked with a hot iron, and its sweet custard flavor is quite addictive. Typically, it is eaten by tearing it into pieces by hand, and it is popular among children and young people. A blogger who tried Gai Daan Jai for the first time might have wanted to associate it with the "Puyo Puyo" game, but finding a Tetris-like charm in food could be considered quite clever. Next, how about trying to find Shogi pieces in a sandwich?
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