Taoyuan 30-year-old breakfast restaurant has "thick-cut egg pancakes"! It tastes like a Q-bomb version of twins

▲The production process of traditional thick-cut egg pancakes from Daxi.(Video / Authorized by Daxi Traditional Thick Egg Pancake, please do not reproduce without permission to avoid copyright infringement)

▲The fresh noodle wrappers are cooked using a half-pan-fried, half-deep-fried method, resembling fried scallion pancakes in appearance, but the chewy texture is more like something else entirely.(Photo from a netizen)willchennnnProvided, please do not reproduce arbitrarily to avoid infringement)

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Egg pancakes are a breakfast choice for many people, but have you ever tried a "thick-cut egg pancake"? In Daxi District, Taoyuan, there is a local breakfast shop that locals have grown up eating. The freshly made dough skin is cooked by half-frying and half-frying. It looks similar to a fried scallion pancake, but the QDan (chewy) crust tastes like a twin. Drizzle with the store's special sauce, and it costs just 30 NT dollars.

▲A traditional thick-cut egg crepe from Daxi costs 30 yuan.(Photo／Sourced fromThe Facebook page of Daxi Traditional Thick-Cut Egg Pancakes)

The most unique aspect of the “thick egg pancake” is the freshly made dough skin. The boss’s son mentioned that the pancake skin was learned from a master by his mother in the past.The owner confidently grabs a lump of dough, rolls it out slightly, then tosses it into the frying pan. After adding an egg, once the omelet is done, the fluffy pancake is topped with special garlic sauce and scallions—just looking at it makes your mouth water.

▲Daxi’s traditional thick-cut egg crepes are a local favorite, a well-known Western-Chinese breakfast spot that has been around for 30 years.(Photo from a netizen)chensongeat_Provided, please do not reproduce arbitrarily to avoid infringement)

"Daxi Traditional Thick - sliced Egg Pancake" is a local Chinese - Western breakfast shop passed on by word - of - mouth. One side sells Chinese food, and the other side is Xianbao Burger selling Western hamburgers. It has been popular for just 30 years, and you often have to queue to get it.

▲On the other side of Daxi’s traditional thick-cut egg pancakes is a stand selling Western-style burgers.(Photo provided by Daxi Traditional Thick-Cut Egg Pancake)

Users who have tried it say the outer crust is crispy but not hard, and the texture feels like a chewy version of twin cakes. Because it’s a thick slice, it gives a very satisfying feeling of fullness.

Traditional Thick-Cut Egg Crepe from Daxi
Address: No. 85, Minquan East Road, Daxi District, Taoyuan City
Business hours: 05:30 ~ 11:00 (open year-round, closures announced separately)