How to pronounce Coffin bread

Coffin bread is written 棺材板 where it comes from. In the International Phonetic Alphabet it is /kwan˥ tsʰaɪ˧˥ pan˨˩˦/. In plain English letters that is gwahn-tsai-BAHN, 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 Coffin bread?

Coffin bread is a street food of Taiwan. Where it comes from: Tainan. People usually eat it as a snack. Its main ingredients are wheat & flour, chicken, seafood and dairy & cheese. It tastes savory and rich.

Where Coffin bread comes from

Coffin bread is one of 30 signature dishes of Taiwan on this map.

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