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	\|description=Oyster omelette is a Taiwan and Minnan street classic of eggs, starch batter, and fresh oysters.		\|description=Oyster omelette is a Taiwan and Minnan street classic of eggs, starch batter, and fresh oysters finished with sweet-savory sauce.
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	\| caption = Oyster omelette		\| caption = Oyster omelette
	\| alternate_name = O-a-chian; 蚵仔煎; 蚝烙		\| alternate_name = O-a-chian; 蚵仔煎; 蚝烙; oyster pancake
	\| pinyin = Hézǎi jiān		\| pinyin = Hézǎi jiān
	\| type = Egg / seafood street food		\| type = Egg / seafood street food
	\| course = Snack / light meal		\| course = Snack / light meal
	\| country = China / Taiwan		\| country = China / Taiwan
	\| region = Taiwan / Fujian (Minnan)		\| region = Taiwan / Fujian (Minnan); Chaoshan peer forms
	\| other = Night-market icon		\| other = Night-market icon of eggs, starch batter, and oysters
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	'''Oyster Omelette''' (Chinese: 蚵仔煎; Taiwanese Hokkien: ''ô-á-chian'') is a savory ~~pan-fried mix~~ of eggs, a starch batter, and fresh oysters, usually finished with a sweet-savory sauce and herbs. It is a signature night-market dish of [[Taiwan Food~~\|Taiwan~~]] and ~~related~~ Minnan ~~coastal cooking~~.<ref name="wp">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oyster_omelette English Wikipedia]</ref>		'''Oyster Omelette''' (Chinese: 蚵仔煎; Taiwanese Hokkien: ''ô-á-chian'') is a savory griddle cake of eggs, a starch batter, and fresh oysters, usually finished with a sweet-savory sauce and herbs. It is a signature night-market dish of [[Taiwan Food]] and a coastal Minnan / southern Fujian seafood snack with Chaoshan peer plates (often discussed as oyster pancake / 蚝烙).<ref name="wp">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oyster_omelette English Wikipedia: Oyster omelette]</ref><ref name="twoc">[https://www.theworldofchinese.com/2022/04/how-to-make-southern-chinas-famous-oyster-omelet/ World of Chinese: southern China’s oyster omelet]</ref>

	== Characteristics ==		== Characteristics ==

	~~The texture~~ contrasts soft egg, chewy starch gel, and plump oysters~~. Crispy~~ edges from ~~the griddle~~ are prized; ~~cilantro~~ and ~~thick~~ sauce ~~are common finishes~~.		Texture contrasts soft egg, chewy translucent starch gel, and plump oysters; crispy lace edges from a hot flat pan are prized. Soft Taiwanese stall finishes lean on a thick sweet-spicy brown sauce and cilantro; soft Chaoshan / mainland Minnan plates may taste more savory-briny with different sauce logic and sometimes a thinner pancake profile.<ref name="twoc" /> Soft visual cue: glossy oysters dotted through a mottled yellow-and-clear cake rather than a plain folded French omelette. Soft quality cues: oysters that stay juicy (not rubbery), batter that sets gel-like rather than pasty, sauce that coats without drowning the seafood, and enough starch bounce to cut cleanly with a spatula. Soft night-market writing often ranks stalls by oyster size and by how aggressively the cook crisps the rim.

	== Ingredients (overview) ==		== Ingredients (overview) ==

	~~Oysters,~~ eggs, sweet potato or ~~other~~ starch batter~~, and a~~ tomato- or soy~~-based~~ sauce depending on stall. ~~Garnish often includes cilantro~~. Recipes are stall-specific.		Fresh oysters; eggs; sweet-potato starch or mixed starch batter; oil for the griddle; sweet-savory or tomato-soy sauce depending on stall; cilantro or green onion garnish. Soft optional add-ins include shredded cabbage or bean sprouts on some Taiwanese pans. Recipes are highly stall-specific and are not standardized across cities. Overview only—not a recipe.

	== History and culture ==		== History and culture ==

	~~The~~ dish ~~is rooted~~ in southern Fujian / Minnan ~~seafood~~ snack ~~traditions~~ and ~~became~~ a ~~Taiwan night~~-~~market emblem~~. ~~Variants appear~~ in overseas Hokkien communities.		Soft historical framing places the dish in southern Fujian Minnan coastal cooking carried to Taiwan by Hoklo migration; Taiwan night markets later made ''ô-á-chian'' a national snack emblem and a frequent “must-eat” line in travel guides.<ref name="wp" /> Soft folk story claiming Koxinga’s forces invented the omelette during a seventeenth-century siege—mixing eggs and oysters when grain ran short—circulates in popular bilingual features and should be labeled '''folk/legend''', not verified military catering history.<ref name="ttimes">[https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/lang/archives/2024/02/19/2003813734 Taipei Times bilingual: The Story of Oyster Omelet (legend framing)]</ref> Soft Teochew and Fujian oyster-pancake cousins (including plates discussed as 蚝烙) share the egg–starch–oyster idea while differing in batter thickness, oyster cut, and sauce sweetness.<ref name="twoc" /> Soft overseas Hokkien communities in Southeast Asia keep related griddle oyster eggs on hawker menus, sometimes under local spellings. Soft food-identity essays on Taiwanese cuisine treat the omelette as a coastal comfort food that sits beside beef noodles and braised pork rice in popular “Taiwan snack” lists—useful as cultural mapping, not as a ranked official canon.

	== Serving and variations ==		== Serving and variations ==

	Eaten as a snack or shared plate. ~~See~~ [[~~Taiwan Food~~]]~~; other Taiwan favorites include~~ [[Taiwanese Beef Noodle Soup]] and [[~~Lu Rou Fan~~]].		Eaten as a solo snack or shared night-market plate, typically cut into wedges on the griddle before plating; soft beer pairing appears in casual Taiwanese food writing. Soft vegetable add-ins (cabbage, bean sprouts) and sauce heat level vary by cook. Soft “oyster pancake” English labels may point either to the Taiwanese starch-gel style or to thinner Chaoshan cousins—context of batter chew and sauce sweetness helps. Soft peers on Taiwan street circuits include [[Lu Rou Fan]], [[Popiah]] / runbing, and [[Taiwanese Beef Noodle Soup]]. Soft reminder: not the same as Western folded omelettes that omit starch batter, nor as deep-fried oyster fritters. See [[Taiwan Food]] and [[Fujian Food]].

	== See also ==		== See also ==

	* [[Taiwan Food]]		* [[Taiwan Food]]
			* [[Fujian Food]]
			* [[Lu Rou Fan]]
			* [[Popiah]]
	* [[Taiwanese Beef Noodle Soup]]		* [[Taiwanese Beef Noodle Soup]]
	* [[Lu Rou Fan]]
	* [[Chinese Snack]]		* [[Chinese Snack]]
	* [[List of dishes (A-Z)]]		* [[List of dishes (A-Z)]]

	== References ==		== References ==
			{{Reflist}}
	{{~~reflist~~}}

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| image = Oyster Omelette.jpg
| caption = Oyster omelette
| alternate_name = O-a-chian; 蚵仔煎; 蚝烙
| pinyin = Hézǎi jiān
| type = Egg / seafood street food
| course = Snack / light meal
| country = China / Taiwan
| region = Taiwan / Fujian (Minnan)
| other = Night-market icon
}}

'''Oyster Omelette''' (Chinese: 蚵仔煎; Taiwanese Hokkien: ''ô-á-chian'') is a savory pan-fried mix of eggs, a starch batter, and fresh oysters, usually finished with a sweet-savory sauce and herbs. It is a signature night-market dish of [[Taiwan Food|Taiwan]] and related Minnan coastal cooking.<ref name="wp">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oyster_omelette English Wikipedia]</ref>

== Characteristics ==

The texture contrasts soft egg, chewy starch gel, and plump oysters. Crispy edges from the griddle are prized; cilantro and thick sauce are common finishes.

== Ingredients (overview) ==

Oysters, eggs, sweet potato or other starch batter, and a tomato- or soy-based sauce depending on stall. Garnish often includes cilantro. Recipes are stall-specific.

== History and culture ==

The dish is rooted in southern Fujian / Minnan seafood snack traditions and became a Taiwan night-market emblem. Variants appear in overseas Hokkien communities.

== Serving and variations ==

Eaten as a snack or shared plate. See [[Taiwan Food]]; other Taiwan favorites include [[Taiwanese Beef Noodle Soup]] and [[Lu Rou Fan]].

== See also ==

* [[Taiwan Food]]
* [[Taiwanese Beef Noodle Soup]]
* [[Lu Rou Fan]]
* [[Chinese Snack]]
* [[List of dishes (A-Z)]]

== References ==

{{reflist}}

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