I go to my neighborhood restaurants when my spirit says I need more than my banana and coffee for breakfast. My favorite restaurant is a block from my dorm room, and offers "dan beng" with ham (CH says my accent is terrible, and that I am asking for frozen egg ice cream). It starts with a Chinese "crepe" that is topped with beaten egg. Ham is added as the egg cooks and the crepe heats up. The cook rolls it up and slices it before putting it in a box. The order clerk puts it in a plastic bag with a set of wooden chopsticks, and I pay NT$35 for my breakfast treat (a little over a US dollar). How's that for a dollar menu? You will see my friends and their restaurant in the pictures, but look very closely at the advertising on the awning...dreams come true here.
My second choice came from a recommendation of a Fulbright's wife who has since left for home in Tulsa. This charming lady (again, see the pictures) has her own stand that she rolls up every morning across from the 7-11. Sometimes her daughter is there to help her. Her breakfast starts with a ball of stick rice. She pats it out, and puts in a filling of 1/4 hard cooked egg, chopped Chinese crispy "doughnut" stick, shredded dried pork, and a chopped vegetable salad. It couldn't be a more well-balanced option for breakfast. It is all rolled back up into a sticky rice ball, put in a plastic bag, wrapped in the latest newspaper or calendar, and then dropped into another plastic bag. I confess I don't like sticky rice, but I like all of the fillings, and I like the cook! Here's to a healthy breakfast!
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