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Egg Waffle Ice-Cream, Have You Tried This


Recently, the Hong Kong style Egg Waffle Ice Cream is very popular in New York which is nation’s, and perhaps the world’s, dessert capital. Now, people in New York start to follow and fall in love with the egg waffle ice cream which is originally from Hong Kong. Thousands, from all parts of the city, flooded into Chinatown in anticipation for the Insta-worthy treat. They say "it’s got like fruit, candy, Pocky, mochi, and the entirety of known human happiness as toppings. Who wouldn’t want that? "

Bubble waffles are the stuff of childhood dreams. Have you ever heard this or even had a chance to taste it? Egg waffle is a spherical egg-based waffle popular in Hong Kong area and is an eggy leavened batter cooked between two plates of semi-spherical cells. It is referred to by its original Cantonese name, gai daan jai (鷄蛋仔).

The honeycomb shape makes them easy to share with people. Hong Kong egg waffles are originally from Hong Kong. You can easily find them in areas that have a lot of Asians in America. If you’re in a city with a Chinatown such as San Francisco where I live near to, you may find a lot of places selling egg waffle, along side bubble (boba) tea. It is hot and crisp and the little domes are eggy, chewy. If you have been to Hong Kong, I would say it’s the must have street food that you want to get your hands on.

They are sometimes referred to as Hong Kong cakes in China towns across America, especially in New York. Egg waffle is one of the most popular Hong Kong "street snacks" and were ranked No.1 in a 100 most popular HK street snack listing. "They have been a favored street snack since their emergence in the 1950's, when they were made with coal fire heating and sold from street kiosks in Hong Kong."

The egg waffle ice cream is just the cutest edible bubble wrap that ever lived. Here are some reasons you must try it at some point in your life — time to put it on your food bucket list immediately. First, you'll get two desserts in one. Second, it will be different from all the other cones you've tasted. What's more, it looks very fashion and very beautiful which is for taking photo and sending it to Instagram or Facebook.

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