Xiamen oyster omelette is a beloved Fujian street food, featuring fresh oysters cooked with eggs and sweet potato starch batter, served with a sweet and sour chili sauce.
Oyster omelette is one of the most iconic street foods of Xiamen and southern Fujian. Fresh oysters from the coastal waters of Fujian are the key ingredient. The sweet potato starch gives the omelette a distinctive chewy texture that regular flour cannot replicate. This dish is shared across the Taiwan Strait — the Taiwanese version is equally famous and uses a similar technique. In Xiamen, the best oyster omelettes are found at night market stalls, where the sizzle of oysters hitting the hot pan draws customers in.