Taiwanese Breakfast in Tâi-gí

As an island known for its delicious food, Taiwan believes that a great meal starts with the first meal of the day. This week, we’ll learn some Tâi-gí words related to breakfast in Taiwan.

●Words to know:

1. 早頓 tsá-tǹg (n.) breakfast

2. 卵餅 nn̄g-piánn (n.) egg pancake

3. 油炸粿 iû-tsia̍h-kué (n.) fried bread dough

4. 菜頭粿 tshài-thâu-kué (n.) turnip cake

5. 豆奶 tāu-ling (n.) soy milk

6. 米奶 bí-ling (n.) rice peanut milk

●Idiom of the week:

勸人做好代，較贏食早齋

Khǹg lâng tsò hó tāi, khah iânn tsia̍h tsá-tsai.

(Encouraging people to do good is better than eating a vegetarian breakfast.)