Beimen Ah Shan's Oyster Omelette Introduction
Beimen "A Shan Master Oyster Cake" is a stall created by A Shan Master's daughter, Wu Li-Juan, and later flourished under A Shan Master's guidance. It is now run by the Wu siblings, Wu Sen-Nan and Wu Li-Juan. The origin of Wu Li-Juan's decision to start the stall was due to the retirement of the well-known "A Xi Auntie's Oyster Cake" in Beimen, which left a nostalgic void for the locals. Inspired by this, Wu Li-Juan decided to start her own stall. Wu Li-Juan's oyster cake stall was located at the pavilion of "A Xuan Fried Fish Soup" and sold daily, but at that time, Beimen's tourism industry had not yet developed, resulting in few customers and a very quiet business, leading her to consider closing down. Her mother, Wu Wang Ming-Shan, noticed that there were more casual visitors on weekends and took over the oyster cake stall, relocating it to the corner of Yonglong Temple and continuing the sales, but only on weekends. Because Wu Wang Ming-Shan's name included the character "Shan," locals initially called her "A Shan Zi," but later some began to call her "A Shan Master," which unexpectedly became her trademark. After a difficult period of operation for A Shan Master, the Yunlin-Chiayi-Tainan National Scenic Area Administration established itself in Beimen, actively promoting Beimen's tourism industry, which transformed the area into a major tourism hub in Taiwan. As Beimen's tourism thrived, business opportunities increased, and "A Shan Master Oyster Cake" emerged as a signature snack of Beimen. The batter for A Shan Master Oyster Cake consists of soybean flour, traditional rice flour, and crispy powder, with fillings including oysters...
