09-05-2025
Taiwanese breakfast items soya milk and shaobing reflect identity distinct from that of China
While supporters say that Taiwanese cuisine is distinct, critics maintain it is merely a subset of Chinese cuisine. ST PHOTOS: YIP WAI YEE
– It is not yet 6am on a weekday, but the queue is already snaking outside Fuhang Soy Milk, Taiwan's most famous breakfast spot.
Tourists from all over the world flock to the Taipei eatery, bleary-eyed, to sample a 'traditional Taiwanese-style breakfast' that includes items such as shaobing, or baked flat bread, scallion pancakes and, of course, soya milk – both sweet and savoury.
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