How to pronounce Oyster omelette

Oyster omelette is written 蚵仔煎 where it comes from. In the International Phonetic Alphabet it is /o˧ a˥˧ tsiɛn˥/. In plain English letters that is OH-ah jyen, with the stress on the syllable in capitals. There is no recording by a native speaker yet, so use the spelling and the IPA.

What is Oyster omelette?

Oyster omelette is a street food of China. Where it comes from: Fujian. People usually eat it as a snack and late at night. Its main ingredients are seafood and egg. It tastes savory.

Where Oyster omelette comes from

Oyster omelette is one of 108 signature dishes of China on this map. See all dishes from Fujian.

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