All About the Beloved Egg & Seafood Dish.

Oyster omelet is one of Asia’s most popular street food dishes. It’s loved in Taiwan, Thailand, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, and beyond. Here’s a brief oyster omelet history of its origins and how it spread across Asia.

Oyster Omelet History, Its Origins

Oyster omelet (or omelette for British English) is a savory pancake combining egg, potato start, oysters, and garnish that is fried in oil or pork lard and often served with a chili sauce.

While there the exact origin is unknown, what is know is that the dish originated in Chaozhou, along the southern coast of China between Xiamen and Hong Kong. Chaozhou is located in the Guangdong province and is also known as Chiucow or Teochew. This area produced so many popular Teochew and Fujian dishes from the Hokkien people.

In fact, aside from the fried noodles and fried rice, the oyster omelet was another signature dish of the Hokkien people, who were the Chinese traders and immigrants to settle all around Asia.

Because of their coastal location, as well as the access to waters throughout Asia, oysters were and are in abundance making this dish easily accessible and affordable for all.

As the Chinese settled in Southeast Asia, their famous dishes localized beyond Guangdong, like in Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines

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