Tāu-kuann-tshiám

Tāu-kuann-tshiám (Chinese: 豆乾攕; Tâi-lô: tāu-kuann-tshiám; lit. 'skewered dried tofu'), also known as Chinese: 一串心; Tongyong Pinyin: yí chuàn sīn; lit. 'one skewer of heart' in Mandarin, is a traditional Taiwanese street food originating in the Lanyang Plain of Yilan County, Taiwan. It is a skewered food made by stuffing various cooked ingredients into hollow fried tofu and threading them onto a long bamboo skewer. The dish is considered a regional specialty of Yilan and is commonly sold at night markets and street stalls. The Mandarin name of the dish comes from the song of the same name by singer Jean Shen.