Salt q red eggs only available in Tainan North Gate! The unique baking aroma is tangy when you open the pot

▲The production process of Tainan Nanmen District's Salted Red Heart Eggs.(Video/The Dinosaur Museum is divided into three sections: “The World of Dinosaurs,” “The Science of the Earth,” and “The History of Life.” It covers a fairly large area, and visitors need to take an escalator from the first floor down to the third basement level, giving the feeling of returning to the primordial origins of life, and beginning the exploration of the mysteries of dinosaurs from there.

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The scenery of sun-dried salt can now only be seen in Yunlin, Chiayi, and Tainan. Did you know that sun-dried coarse salt can also be used to cook salt-crusted shrimp, salt-crusted tilapia, or even salt-crusted red-heart eggs? Using these specialty products in cooking attracts many tourists to give them a try.NetizenAngiebe"Travel is super fun!"Shared a video showing the making process of salt-marinated red-heart eggs sold at the Jingzijiao Tile-Field Salt Pans in Beimen District, Tainan City. Because of its unique preparation method, many tourists visit and often buy several at a time.

▲Tainan Nanmen District's Salted Red Heart Eggs.(Photo by Tainan Is Not a Lie, same below)

Tainan is the real deal.

Arriving at the Yanzijiao Tile-Plate Salt Field area, what comes into view in the pots is the locally unique coarse sea salt. Back in the Qing Dynasty, this was the Laidong Salt Field, known for the salt workers’ rich sun-drying techniques.This type of coarse sea salt is produced without the refining process. After being sun-dried, the salt is rich in minerals and trace elements. Moreover, because the crystals can withstand high heat, Jingzijiao Salt Field offers this unique salt red-heart egg.

Angie, who was shooting on-site, said that the moment she stood by the boiler and lifted the pot lid, the unique roasted egg aroma wafted over. Watching the boss skillfully flip the eggs, and as the eggs were gradually turned out, there was an exciting feeling of having discovered a hidden gem.Except for a few slightly more obvious cracked eggs due to high temperature, they are the favorites of food connoisseurs—specifically those salted eggs that have cracked before coming out of the oven and allowed the coarse sea salt to penetrate.After baking, the outer layer of rough sea salt must be wiped off to prevent the flavor from seeping in over time, which could make the eggs too salty.

▲ The inside of the salted red-heart egg after slicing, along with the salted preserved egg.

Well-Footed Tree Uncle Salted Q Egg
Visiting Beimen in Tainan, besides experiencing the early salt-drying lifestyle, you can also try the local specialty — salt-q dishes.

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