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Hoy Tod (Crispy Oyster Omelette)

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Cooks often crisp the batter in two separate rounds on the flat griddle — one pass for the tender center, a second hotter pass just for the lacy, caramelized edges customers fight over.

A rice-flour batter loaded with fresh oysters and beaten egg is fried on a flat iron griddle until the edges turn lacy and crackling-crisp while the center stays soft, then served with a chili-vinegar dipping sauce and a scatter of bean sprouts.

Why it's made this way: The dish came to Bangkok with Teochew Chinese immigrants who settled Yaowarat, the city's Chinatown, and it's remained one of the district's signature night-market stalls for generations.