鐵蛋

Vivian went to Taiwan recently for a conference.

As always, she bought some souvenir to our girls and other family friends. To my surprise, I have my share too.

It was a small pack of iron eggs (鐵蛋) - a favorite snack of mine from Formosa.

The dish consists of small eggs that have been repeatedly stewed in a mix of spices and air-dried. The resulting eggs are dark brown on the outside, chewy in texture, and very flavourful compared to standard boiled eggs. As you expect, this interesting snack first came along when hawkers tried to salvage those spiced corned eggs (滷蛋) left over from days of poor business by cooking them again and again.

Suit my taste well.