Iron eggs (tiedan) are small eggs stewed over and over in spices and air-dried until dark, chewy and concentrated in flavor, a snack that began in Tamsui; in Taiwan we have verified places to eat it in Taipei. Start with where to eat Iron egg in Taipei.
Iron egg · Taipei
Iron eggs (tiedan) are small eggs stewed over and over in spices and air-dried until dark, chewy and concentrated in flavor, a snack that began in Tamsui.
Iron eggs originated in Tamsui. Yang Bi-yun opened the first store selling them there in 1980 and sells them as Apotiedan, or Grandma's iron eggs; she said she invented them by accident while recooking soy eggs to keep them warm. A Tamsui local legend instead credits a noodle stall owner, Huang Chang-nian, in the 1970s. The New Taipei City tourism site lists Granny's iron eggs among the foods to try on Tamsui Old Street.
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