Egg Waffle (Gai Daan Jai) is a signature dish of Hong Kong; we have verified places to eat it in Hong Kong. Start with where to eat Egg Waffle (Gai Daan Jai) in Hong Kong.
Egg Waffle (Gai Daan Jai) · Hong Kong
Hong Kong's bubbled egg waffle, baked in honeycomb-shaped cast irons on the street, with a crisp exterior and a fluffy interior; eaten warm from the iron, sometimes folded around ice cream or filled with red bean.
Gai daan jai (literally little eggs) emerged in 1950s Hong Kong as a way for grocers to use broken eggs: a sweet batter cooked in special hinged cast-iron honeycomb moulds over a charcoal stove. Mammy Pancake and Lee Keung Kee's North Point stall are the modern reference; Mammy's earned a Michelin Bib Gourmand listing. The bubbled-bottom and crispy-edge contrast is the signature; the same iron is now used for Hong Kong sweet variations with red bean, taro and ice cream.
Where to eat in Hong Kong:
- Mammy Pancake
- Lee Keung Kee North Point Egg Waffles
- Kee Tsui Cake Shop
Where to eat Egg Waffle (Gai Daan Jai) in Hong Kong: the editor picks