Location: Located on Yong Kang Street 永康街, across from the famous Ice Monster shaved ice store.
Cong You Bing accoutrements and prices.
Yong Kang Street 永康街 is a popular destination for tourists and foodies all over Asia. It is similar to the night markets that run rampart across Taipei, but Yong Kang Street 永康街 offers a higher quality of goods along posher store fronts. But further explanation will all be saved for another day.. this is titled a quick hit and a quick hit it shall be, i'll save my usual long winded nature for the next post.
The traditional scallion pancake is a fixture of Taiwanese restaurants and establishments, and everyone eventually tries to somehow separate themselves from the teeming hoards. The familiar saying is that many try and few succeed, and that is very apropos when discussing the nature of food. The scallion pancake (or Cong You Bing 葱油饼) is a very simple dish by nature. It is a savory flatbread folded with oil and minced scallions and made from dough instead of batter. It is my opinion that one of the toughest things to accomplish with food is to turn a relatively work-a-day creation like the cong you bing and make it into something that rises above its humble origins.
It is my contention that this store does just that. They created a more layered cong you bing by fluffing it up during the cooking process. The end product is an incredibly soft piece of warm doughy heaven. You have the option to include things like eggs, ham and other goodies. For roughly the price of a soda at your local convenience store, you can walk away with a Taiwanese delicacy executed to new heights. We typically grab one or two per person when we are on our way home. No need to eat them immediately as they stay fresh and delicious for hours to come. This is a simple dish that anyone can enjoy.. and when it is done this well, you'd be a fool to not give it a try.
Prep
Ready for consumption.
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