This used to be one of my favourite snacks in Shanghai for about five years. My regular shop on the main road outside my house always had a pot of shelled eggs and chicken legs stewing in hot soya sauce. I will have a small chat with the shop owner before pulling up a chair to have an egg and a chicken leg before heading to the wet market or the shops. The truth is that the dish tastes even better when its a few days old. The eggs and chicken will look darker but they will have more flavour. This was a roadside stall in the small Henan town and was simply too freshly made for me to have a go.
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