Wa gui
Wa gui is what this traditional rice porridge is called in Taiwanese (碗糕 in Chinese). It tastes like hard cream of wheat with garlic sauce and hard-boiled egg. I ordered this in Madou (麻豆), just outside of Tainan, Taiwan.
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Usually has pork fat as the primary congealing agent, doesn't it? At the stand where I got it in Tainan, I think the bowls are filled, and then steamed.
The only time I ate it, I got an MSG headache, so I assume this is another of the many Taiwanese foods that have MSG in the recipe. So, once was enough.
That's one reason I am quick to scope out the places that serve good zong-zi and rou-zong 肉粽, because for some reason, they do not use MSG in preparing them.
I also make friends at the restaurants that cook my other favorite quick snacks: 麻醬麵 and 陽春麵.
This is delicious food, wah gwei, but for anyone who does not want to get diabetes or an early heart attack, I suggest you do not eat this. Signed,
Heart attack victim, age 43 and diabetes type 2 guy
In other words, careful what you wish for in Taiwan! re EAT!
Ah that wonderful Taiwanese food.
I ate those Taiwanese foods since I was born 80 years ago and I am as healthy as I was in my 20s.
Worry about Taiwanese foods? It is nonsense.
We missed this on our trip to Tainan. It sounds like it could be really tasty, MSG headaches aside.
I don't get a headache, but rather a dry mouth from MSG. I didn't get one at this restaurant in Tainan, so maybe they didn't use it. I should have asked; I didn't think of it.
I'm not a big fan of zong-zi. That's why it doesn't appear on this blog too often. I suppose one is okay, with garlic, hot sauce and a beer on the side.
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