蚵仔煎

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Chinese

oyster pan-fry
trad. (蚵仔煎) 蚵仔
simp. #(蚵仔煎) 蚵仔
alternative forms 蠔仔煎蚝仔煎
兒啊煎儿啊煎 informal
兒阿煎儿阿煎 informal
哦啊煎
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蚵仔煎

Noun

蚵仔煎

  1. (chiefly Hokkien, Taiwanese Mandarin, Taiwanese Hakka) oyster omelette (local delicacy in Chaoshan, Southern Fujian and Taiwan)

Usage notes

  • In Taiwan, people usually just use the Hokkien name for the dish (approximately é'ājiān in pinyin) even when speaking Mandarin.
  • In the Philippines, it is more often called oyster cake in English-language menus in Chinese restaurants, but when speaking Hokkien, people use the Hokkien name of the dish.

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