Written by James on 26 February 10
This recipe is not quite a quesadilla. It’s not quite a Dan Bing (Chinese egg pancake). I think it’s a fusion of the two – maybe a “DanDilla?” Sounds like Godzilla, but I rather like it…so DanDilla it is!
In Taiwan, there is a breakfast food called a Dan Bing. Literally translated, it’s an egg pancake. It’s made with a crepe like dough that you spread out onto a thin flat surface. You then fry an egg directly into the dough while adding scallions and other assorted ingredients, such as deep fried dough rectangles, bean paste, or garlicky hot sauce. If you’re having trouble picturing this, watch the video of a inebriated individual buying one in Shanghai.
Growing up in California, we didn’t really have the time to make a fresh batch of dough. So, we substituted the ubiquitous flour tortilla. The principles are the same: beat an egg, fry a tortilla into it, add scallions and your choice of ingredients. I chose pastrami and cheese for my DanDilla.









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