A-gei

A serving of a-gei

A-gei (淡水阿給) are a speciality food originating from Tamsui District of New Taipei City and consists of a piece of fried tofu, stuffed with cooked Cellophane noodles, and sealed with surimi, which is widely sold by vendors in the district.^[1][2] The name a-gei was derived from aburaage (aburaage (油揚げ^?), age (あげ^?)), a fried and stewed Japanese tofu packet from which the a-gei is made. The individual a-gei are steamed to completion and served with either a plain soy-based or a sweet chili sauce. A-gei is commonly eaten with a bowl of stuffed fish ball soup in the winter and a glass of cold soy milk in the summer.

The a-gei was reportedly create in 1965 by Yang-Zheng Jinwen (楊鄭錦文), who combined various food items sold at her Zhenli street (真理街) food stall to sell as a new food item. This original a-gei consisted of fried tofu that has been emptied of its center, stuffed with cellophane noodles cooked in stewed ground pork, its opening sealed and covered with a carrot and surimi mixture.^[3]

Vendors

Well known vendors of a-gei in Tamsui include:

• Original store a-gei (老店阿給)
• Three sisters a-gei (三姊妹阿給)
• Wenhua a-gei (文化阿給)

See also

• Taiwanese cuisine
• Tea egg

References

External links

• A dissection of a-gei from two well known vendors

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