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A-gei (淡水阿給) are a speciality food originating from Tamsui District of New Taipei City and consists of a piece of fried tofu stuffed with cooked Cellophane noodles and sealed with surimi which is widely sold by vendors in the district. The name a-gei was derived from aburaage (aburaage (油揚げ) age (あげ)) a fried and stewed Japanese tofu packet from which the a-gei is made. The individual a-gei are steamed to completion and served with either a plain soy-based or a sweet chili sauce.
