Small ball-shaped egg waffle and large European-style waffles at a street food stand
Alternative names
Bubble Waffle, Egg puff, puffle, gai daan jai, egglet
Type
Pancake or waffle
Place of origin
Hong Kong
Serving temperature
Hot
Main ingredients
Eggs, sugar, flour, evaporated milk
Media: Egg waffle
Egg waffle
Traditional Chinese
雞蛋仔
Simplified Chinese
鸡蛋仔
Jyutping
Gai1 daan6 zai2
Literal meaning
Chicken egg + [diminutive suffix]
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Jīdànzǎi
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization
Gāi daahn jái
Jyutping
Gai1 daan6 zai2
An egg waffle is a spherical egg-based waffle popular in Hong Kong and Macau,[1] consisting of an eggy leavened batter cooked between two plates of semi-spherical cells. They are usually served hot, and often eaten plain, although they may be served with fruit and flavors such as strawberry, coconut or chocolate.[2] It is referred to by its original Cantonese name, gai daan jai (雞蛋仔),[1] and in English, an egg puff, bubble waffle, eggette, pancake balls, pancake waffle, egglet, and puffle.[citation needed] They are sometimes referred to as Hong Kong cakes in Chinatowns across America, especially in New York.[3] One piece of egg waffle can have around 20 to 35 small round 'balls'.
Egg waffles are among the most popular Hong Kong "street snacks" and were ranked No. 1 in a 100 most popular HK street snack listing.[4] They have been a favored street snack since their emergence in the 1950s, when they were made with coal fire heating and sold from street kiosks in Hong Kong.[5][6][7]
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