Scatter a little braised minced pork over egg tofu, warm it through in the rice cooker, then spoon over the sauce and finish with chopped coriander and sliced fried shallots.

Or simply spoon over the sauce and finish with coriander and sliced fried shallots.

Egg tofu comes with its own sauce, but crisp fried shallots on top only improve it.


A 150 g resealable pack, which is easier to use at home.

Sliced fried shallots used to be made for particular shops only and were never sold openly under the Cheng Chi name. At the moment they are on trial sale on the website — do come and see what Taiwanese golden shallots taste like.