Toilet Egg Pancake

By:  November 10, 2025 Categories: 

Sometimes a place or thing becomes super memorable not despite its odd name, but because of it. In Kunshan (昆山) there’s a place that sells ‘Toilet Egg Pancake’ (厕所蛋饼), because their original store was next to a public toilet. It has already moved on, but the name remains. While their pancakes are so good (and only 6 RMB!) to warrant their fame, the name surely helps make it more memorable. And like our last time here, in 2021, there’s a queue to get your hands on a scolding pair.

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