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Taiwan

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Original editorial image of coarse, oily shacha sauce with sesame and fine dried-seafood and aromatic flecks in a small bowl.

Shacha sauce

Shacha is a savoury, granular Fujian, Teochew and Taiwanese condiment of oil, garlic, shallot and dried seafood, often sold as Chinese barbecue sauce.

Southeast Asia
· Condiments
Three golden Taiwanese sesame shaobing, folded into compact rectangular breads with white sesame on top; one opens to reveal close layers.

Taiwanese Sesame Shao Bing

A Taichung family recipe uses a hot-and-cool water dough, vegetable-oil roux, repeated folds and sesame seeds for crisp, layered shaobing.

Taiwan · Modern adaptation
· Grains and starches
Finished Paiwan cinavu parcels wrapped in dark green leaves, one cut open to show cooked millet and pork.

Cinavu (Paiwan leaf-wrapped parcel)

Cinavu is a Paiwan leaf-wrapped parcel built around millet or taro, meat and locally gathered leaves. It belongs to a food culture of harvest, hospitality and shared work, with village recipes differing in both filling and cooking time.

Liangshan Village, Majia Township