Danbing

Danbing
Alternative namesEgg pancake
TypePancake
Place of originTaiwan
Main ingredientsDough, eggs
Danbing
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Literal meaningegg pancake
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinDàn bǐng
Southern Min
Hokkien POJnn̄g-piánn

DanBing (dànbǐng) (traditional Chinese: 蛋餅; simplified Chinese: 蛋饼; pinyin: Dàn bǐng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: nn̄g-piánn; lit. 'egg pancake'; Mandarin pronunciation [tânpìŋ]), also known as egg pancake or rolled egg crepe, is a Taiwanese breakfast dish. Different regions makes the dish differently, in most cases, the dough is made by kneading flour, potato starch, glutinous rice flour, and water into a thin dough, and an omelet is baked on top of the dough.[1] In Taiwan, dan bing is mainly sold at breakfast shops, restaurants as well as night market food stalls. They are also sold commercially in supermarkets, where the dough is frozen in plastic packaging, and egg is added as the dough is heated.[2]

At first, eggs were added to scallion pancakes. Later, a no-knead flour batter version appeared, which was made of flour, cornstarch and sweet potato flour. In 1994, mass-produced omelet crust appeared in the factory, which promoted the popularity of omelet pancakes. The popularization of scallion pancakes, but the taste is different from that of scallion pancakes, which are lighter and more flexible.[3][4]

  1. ^ Angela Hui (31 August 2020). "This Taiwanese Egg Pancake Is An Ideal No-Fuss Breakfast For Kids". Huffington Post. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  2. ^ G. Daniela Galarza (27 October 2022). "Dan bing are a Taiwanese breakfast treat that can be a meal anytime". The Washington Post. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  3. ^ 你早餐最愛的那一味 起底「蛋餅」不為人知的歷史. 三立新聞網 (in Chinese). 21 January 2019. Archived from the original on 30 January 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  4. ^ 獨步全球的台式早餐:餐桌上的台灣蛋餅演化史. every little d (in Chinese). 24 March 2018. Archived from the original on 30 January 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2023.