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07 September 2017
It was said to be closed down very soon.
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07 May 2017
Egg Puffs is amazing and very delicious. Its skin is crispy , and stuffing is doughy .
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01 April 2017
The person uses the charcoal to cook style egg waffle and makes it more taste good. Owner seems very work hard and so hot during the process.
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09 March 2017
Hong Kong style egg waffle. And the owner uses the charcoal to cook it. This makes it more soft and taste good
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31 January 2017
The guy cooking these egg waffles is worth every penny. He looks like like a movie star you don't wanna mess with :P yummy waffles too!
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10 November 2016
Very popular ! As this is prepared by charcoal ! Nice!
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04 March 2016
Seriously the best Hong Kong egg waffles I have ever eaten in my life. No joke.
This man is apparently super popular and brings quite a number of tourists to Tai O in order to try his charcoal made egg waffles. You may ask, "is it really that different from regular egg waffles?" YES. There's a reason why people line up for over 30 minutes to get a bag of these delicious egg waffles.
There's something special about the charcoal and the wooden log that he uses to cook these egg waffles. I've had some good ones that were cooked using the regular cast iron and electricity, but the texture is so different. Once you've had a bite of the charcoal egg waffles, you'll know what I'm talking about. The egg waffles come out a bit browner than usual, taking on a little color from the fire. The outside is extremely crispy, but there's still enough filling in the middle to retain that fluffy contrasting texture. The batter that he uses to make the waffles has been perfected - definitely sweet enough, but not overly sweet that you need to wash the waffles down with milk. I really loved the crispy shells of the waffle and the fluffy insides of each waffle. I think we polished off the bag within a few minutes - they were that good. And the best part was that despite the sweetness, they still were a light snack!
So the man cooking up these waffles is definitely the boss of the whole business. He'll rock sunglasses, a tank top, and some flip flops and have his incredibly huge dog lounging around on the floor next to him. He's made so many egg waffles that he instinctively knows when to flip the iron over and when the waffles are ready. He's that good. You tell him how many sets of egg waffles you want, pay up, and he'll make them one at a time. Once one is ready, he'll set it on a rack for it to cool down before placing it into a bag and handing it over to you.
Unfortunately he only has one waffle maker, so he can only make one set of waffles at a time. They're amazingly good and yes, worth the wait, but just know that if you order more than 2, you're probably going to get a few stink-eyes from the people lining up behind you.
Tai O isn't incredibly big, but there are lots of twists and turns. He's located on Kat Hing Street and chances are, there's going to be a line. We came to Tai O and were stopped by another vendor selling plain ol' regular egg waffles that were pretty much the second to worst I've ever eaten (the worst being in China). There's also another man who sells charcoal egg waffles in another part of Tai O. That one isn't as cool as this man, although I don't know how the flavors compare. All I remember is that this location was cheaper and drew a bigger crowd. You just have to intentionally search him out. I don't remember the exact price, but it was still cheaper than what you'd pay for these egg waffles in California.
tl;dr - The trip to Tai O is worth it just to try the egg waffles. And of course while you're here, take a look around and explore Tai O. Waffles are incredibly addicting and super tasty. Super worth the wait!response / report this review
