Oyster omelette

Oyster omelette
Alternative namesO-a-tsian
CourseBreakfast, lunch, and dinner
Place of originMinnan region and Chaoshan, China
Created byMin Nan people (Hokkien and Teochew people)
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The oyster omelette or oyster cake, also known as o-a-tsian (Hokkien Chinese: 蚵仔煎; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ô-á-chian), o-chien (Hokkien: 蚵煎; ô-chian) or orh luak (Teochew traditional Chinese: 蠔烙; simplified Chinese: 蚝烙; Peng'im: o5 luah4), is a dish of Southern Min (Hokkien and Teochew) origin that is renowned for its savory flavor in its native Minnan region and Chaoshan, along with Taiwan and many parts of Southeast Asia, such as Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, Malaysia or Singapore, due to the influence of the Hokkien and Teochew diaspora.

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