The Taiwan Breakfast Sandwich
While I was in the US, every now and then I’d stop by McDonald’s and have a sausage mcmuffin. Back in the day, it was only $1 and it was pretty good start to the day. I thought I would share the Taiwan equivalent with you all.
Taiwan has a convenience store culture. There are 7-11’s, Family Mart’s, and OK Mart’s everywhere. Furthermore, with the subway in Taipei being the highest rated in the world, lots of people get around via subway: hence the lack of McDonald’s drive thru windows. So, our local breakfast sandwich is coming from a convenience store. (By the way, if you want McDonald’s in Taiwan, you usually have it delivered via scooter at no charge)
This sandwich’s main ingredient is rice. Actually, I’m assuming it comes from a japanese style dish called onigiri (rice ball). You basically take some main ingredient, wrap it in rice, and then put a piece of norii (seaweed) around it. I’m sure there are traditional chinese versions of it, but I’m guessing there’s a Japanese connection with it here in Taiwan.
So here it is. I picked the bacon and egg variety. Also, I picked 7-11 because they have the nice picture on the front, at the other stores you need to be able to reach Chinese to know what you’re buying. There are also lots of seafood varieties, but I’ve always had a hard time eating seafood from 7-11. This one costs 18 yuan which is about $0.55
You can see there’s about 1 piece of bacon an inch long in the whole thing…not exactly what you get at McDonald’s for $1.25. It’s probably more like a potato salad with bacon. Anyhow, it’s still pretty good 
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