Tai-Pi-En

Made with plenty of green bean thread noodles and vegetables, the healthy Tai-Pi-En contains pork, prawns, squid, cabbage, carrots, seasonal vegetables and egg. It is served in a chicken or pork broth, and is loved by locals. It originates from Hokkien province in China, and was brought over by migrants during the Meiji period (1868-1912) and has since been modified to suit Japanese tastes. It can be found at Chinese restaurants across Kumamoto and the flavors come in soy sauce, salt or pork bone. It can even be purchased in ‘instant noodle’ form now.

for 1 persons

Green bean noodle120g
Chinese cabbage1 leaf
Beansproutone bunch
Carrot2 slices
Bamboo shoot2 slices
Wood ear fungus2 slices
Mushroom2
Straw mushroom2
Prawn1
Squid1 piece
Fish cake2 piece
Pork2 slices
Deep fried egg1/2
Coriandersmall bunch

Chicken stock500cc
Lard5g
Sesame oilsmall amount
Oilsmall amount

[ Ａ ]

Saltsmall amount
Peppersmall amount

1.: Place little oil in pan. Fry pork, Chinese cabbage, and bean sprouts. Add soup and boil further minute.
2.: Add squid and prawn to ① and cook briefly. Remove.
3.: Add all ingredients (except for squid, prawn fish cake, deep fried egg and lard) to ②. Boil for a minute and add A.
4.: Place ③ in serving bowl. Add squid, prawn, fish cakes and deep fried egg on top. Sprinkle with sesame oil and coriander.

Information provided by : 農山漁村の郷土料理百選