Coffin bread

Coffin bread, also known as coffin lid or coffin board (Chinese: 棺材板; pinyin: guāncaibǎn),[1] is a Taiwanese bread bowl which originated in Tainan.

Coffin Bread
Street vendor making Coffin Bread at Shilin Night Market in Taiwan

History

Coffin bread has been sold at night markets in Tainan and Taipei since at least the 1940s.[2] It became popular with US troops stationed in Taiwan.[3]

Description

Coffin bread starts as a thick Texas toast style slab of white bread which is hollowed out and either toasted or fried before being filled with a creamy stew of chicken, seafood, tripe, or mushroom. It is then topped with a piece of toasted or fried bread creating the typical coffin look.[2]

See also

References
  1. Lin, Eddie. "Has Taiwanese Coffin Bread Ghosted Los Angeles?". losangeleno.com. Los Angeleno. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  2. Craddock, Kat. "Taiwan's Coffin Bread Perfects the Art of the Bread Bowl". www.saveur.com. Saveur. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  3. Keeling, Stephen (2013). The Rough Guide to Taiwan. UK: Rough Guides. ISBN 978-1409350613.
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