At the table
Lift the bread lid and eat it with the filling. Use a spoon or fork, cutting the bread walls into bites; the filling may be hot.
Confirm liver, seafood, dairy and the bread ingredients. Contains meat, squid, milk and wheat; not vegetarian or vegan.
A Tainan snack named for its lidded box shape. Fillings differ, including liver, chicken or seafood; they are not fixed in every version.
GET TO KNOW THE DISH
What goes into it?
Explore some key ingredients below. Preparations may use additional seasonings and ingredients.
A Tainan snack named for its lidded box shape. Fillings differ, including liver, chicken or seafood; they are not fixed in every version.
Typical ingredients
Recipes vary by restaurant.
How does it taste?
Savory meat and seafood with mild dairy richness.
- Chili heat
- Texture
- Crisp bread outside, soft bread and creamy filling inside.
- How it’s made
- Cook the filling in pork-bone stock with milk, butter, sugar and salt; thicken with starch. Fry thick bread, cut a lid and cavity, then fill.
A Tainan snack named for its lidded box shape. Fillings differ, including liver, chicken or seafood; they are not fixed in every version.
A CONNECTION TO PLACE
Origin & regional roots
Associated with Taiwan.
About this regional connection
Taiwan: Tainan snack; not an exclusivity claim.
Ask if they have it first
请问你们有棺材板吗？
Do you have this item?
A LITTLE SOMETHING TO READ
Story & history
Tainan coffin bread
This account describes a tradition or story, rather than an established historical fact.
A Tainan snack named for its lidded box shape. Fillings differ, including liver, chicken or seafood; they are not fixed in every version.