Mang Gai Tod : Crispy Chicken Mince Parcels

The crunchy mix you see in these leaves is fried chicken flavoured with fried baby shrimp. I’ve used lettuce in the photograph, but traditionally we’d use betel  leaves. These leaves are an acquired taste but very popular in Asia. They are the same plant that betelnuts come from, the nuts they sell on the street in Taiwan. Unfortunately they are popular because they are a legal stimulant, and I avoid them because it makes my heart flutter as though I’m nervous.

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