At the table
Eat the cut pieces with chopsticks or a fork. Dip lightly in sauce if offered; ask for sauce separately to control salt and heat.
Contains wheat and egg. Soy sauce adds soy and often wheat; sesame oil adds sesame. Ask about frying fat, extra fillings and sauce. Ready-made wrappers and freshly poured batter give different textures.
Contains wheat and egg. Soy sauce adds soy and often wheat; sesame oil adds sesame. Ask about frying fat, extra fillings and sauce. Ready-made wrappers and freshly poured batter give different textures.
GET TO KNOW THE DISH
What goes into it?
Explore some key ingredients below. Preparations may use additional seasonings and ingredients.
Contains wheat and egg. Soy sauce adds soy and often wheat; sesame oil adds sesame. Ask about frying fat, extra fillings and sauce. Ready-made wrappers and freshly poured batter give different textures.
Typical ingredients
In some versions
Recipes vary by restaurant.
How does it taste?
A rolled breakfast crepe with a cooked egg layer and scallion. The batter version has a tender, springy center and lightly crisp browned edges.
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- Texture
- A rolled breakfast crepe with a cooked egg layer and scallion. The batter version has a tender, springy center and lightly crisp browned edges.
- How it’s made
- Mix wheat flour, sweet-potato starch, cornstarch, water, salt and scallion. Pan-fry with oil, add a beaten egg layer, then roll and slice.
Contains wheat and egg. Soy sauce adds soy and often wheat; sesame oil adds sesame. Ask about frying fat, extra fillings and sauce. Ready-made wrappers and freshly poured batter give different textures.
A CONNECTION TO PLACE
Origin & regional roots
Associated with Taiwan.
About this regional connection
Taiwan: Egg crepes are part of Taiwanese breakfast-shop cooking.
Ask if they have it first
请问你们有台式蛋饼吗？
Do you have this item?
A LITTLE SOMETHING TO READ
Story & history
Taiwanese egg crepe (danbing)
Danbing is part of Taiwan’s breakfast-shop routine. Some cooks pour fresh batter, while others use prepared wrappers; the egg layer and rolled serving distinguish it from a plain scallion pancake.