How to pronounce Iron egg

Iron egg is written 鐵蛋 where it comes from. In the International Phonetic Alphabet it is /tʰjɛ˨˩˦ tan˥˩/. In plain English letters that is tyeh-DAHN, 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 Iron egg?

Iron egg is a snack of Taiwan. Where it comes from: New Taipei. People usually eat it as a snack. Its main ingredients are egg. It tastes savory and sweet.

Where Iron egg comes from

Iron egg is one of 30 signature dishes of Taiwan on this map.

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  Ageh is a snack from Tamsui in New Taipei: a block of fried tofu, hollowed out, stuffed with glass noodles cooked in a braising sauce, sealed with fish paste and steamed, then served with a sweet chilli or soy-based sauce.

• Beef noodle soup 牛肉麵 · Noodles & pasta · Taipei

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• Lu rou fan 滷肉飯 · Rice dish · Taipei

  Lu rou fan, braised pork rice, is finely chopped or minced pork belly simmered in soy sauce, rice wine, sugar and spices such as five-spice, often with fried shallots, until the fat and skin turn soft, then spooned over a bowl of white rice.

• Bubble tea 珍珠奶茶 · Drink · Taichung

  Bubble tea, zhēnzhū nǎichá, is sweet milk tea shaken with ice and chewy balls of tapioca drunk through a wide straw.

• Danzai noodles 擔仔麵 · Noodles & pasta · Tainan

  Danzai noodles, tàⁿ-á-mī in Taiwanese, are a small bowl of noodles in shrimp-flavoured broth, topped with bean sprouts, coriander, garlic, a shrimp and a spoon of minced pork sauce.

• Coffin bread 棺材板 · Street food · Tainan

  Coffin bread starts as a thick slab of soft white bread.

Food of Taiwan

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