 Small ball-shaped egg waffle and large European-style waffles at a street food stand | |
| Alternative names | Bubble Waffle, Egg puff, puffle, gai daan jai, egglet |
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| Type | Pancake or waffle |
| Place of origin | Hong Kong |
| Serving temperature | Hot |
| Main ingredients | Eggs, sugar, flour, evaporated milk |
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| Traditional Chinese | 雞蛋仔 | ||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 鸡蛋仔 | ||||||||||||
| Jyutping | Gai1 daan6 zai2 | ||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Chicken egg + [diminutive suffix] | ||||||||||||
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An egg waffle is a spherical egg-based waffle popular in Hong Kong and Macau,[1] consisting of an eggy leavened batter cooked between two plates of semi-spherical cells. They are usually served hot, and often eaten plain, although they may be served with fruit and flavors such as strawberry, coconut or chocolate.[2] It is referred to by its original Cantonese name, gai daan jai (雞蛋仔),[1] and in English, an egg puff, bubble waffle, eggette, pancake balls, pancake waffle, egglet, and puffle.[citation needed] They are sometimes referred to as Hong Kong cakes in Chinatowns across America, especially in New York.[3] One piece of egg waffle can have around 20 to 35 small round 'balls'.
Egg waffles are among the most popular Hong Kong "street snacks" and were ranked No. 1 in a 100 most popular HK street snack listing.[4] They have been a favored street snack since their emergence in the 1950s, when they were made with coal fire heating and sold from street kiosks in Hong Kong.[5][6][7]
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