In the world of Chinese pastry, what products are more classic?
Taiwanese-style ancient morning cakes are not limited to exquisite shape and exquisite craftsmanship. Almost a century-old shop will continue to this day with a signature dish that is carefully managed.
The secret is that after many attempts and continuous improvements, ordinary ingredients have been made into a heart-warming taste.
Egg yolk crisp
In addition to the well-known pineapple puff pastry, egg yolk crisp, taro crisp, what else are there? Let's take a look!
The past and present lives of Taiwanese pastries
It is said that the cake-making technology in Taiwan came from immigrants from Fujian and Guangzhou during the Qing Dynasty. According to legend, the cake cake was invented by Zhuge Liang, and the cake masters worshipped Zhuge Kongming as the grandfather, and took Kong Ming's birthday on the 23rd day of the lunar calendar as the cake festival.
Affected by geographical conditions, Taiwan's climate is humid and hot, and most of the rice is grown, so most of the early cakes are mainly rice.
Red turtle kway
Grass boy kway
In the later period, the economic level improved, and after importing flour, cakes occupied a major position in the market.
Shortbread
Due to the different living habits of people in the north and south of Taiwan, the local culture has naturally formed, and everyone is willing to buy cakes with local characteristics as gifts for each other.
Even Heng's "Taiwanese Dictionary" also has a cloud: "Companion hand is companion." It is customary to go to the homes of relatives and friends, and each cake and bait is a gift to meet each other. And Taipei is known as hand information; it is said that the hand is also interrogated. ”
Over time, the form of pastries has changed from a single flavor at first to a healthier low-sugar and low-oil product. Although the form of pastry is changing, what has always remained unchanged is people's adherence to and belief in traditional pastry culture.
Taiwan's classic pastry category
Taiwanese pastries are divided into two categories: rice and noodles.
At the major stages of life, there are always corresponding traditional cakes as witnesses in the course of life.
When the rite of passage is held at the age of 16, a variety of traditional kueh foods are generally eaten;
During the Spring Festival, they will eat hair and rice to symbolize promotion and wealth, in order to be able to get a good lottery;
Hairy
And the bread offered to the sacrifice is to be eaten in order to pray for the protection of the gods... Rice cakes are an indispensable and important "role" in the seasons of the year.
Pasta cakes are divided into three categories: oil crust, puff pastry and clear crust.
Oil skin
The method of puff pastry is to layer by layer of puff pastry, stacked in layers, rolled into a dough and wrapped in filling, and baked to reveal a rich layer of crust. Such as suncakes, taro puff pastry, etc. are made of this kind of oil puff pastry.
01 Suncakes
Originally a small snack paired with Tea from Taiwanese, it was called malt cake, but it has been modified many times to become what it is now.
The filling is a mixture of maltose and powdered sugar, wrapped in puff pastry, slightly flattened by hand, and baked in a round pancake.
02 Taro crisp
Betel nut taro in Taiwan is famous for its sticky taro. So the craftsmen took the opportunity to combine fresh taro and shortbread, and the highly sought after taro crisp was born.
It is filled with taro paste, wrapped in puff pastry and grilled. The filling is relatively free, and it is still a classic practice to put some red beans, salted egg yolks or mochi according to your preference.
Puff pastry
Puff pastry is a pastry made by mixing sugar and grease with eggs, flour, and finally wrapped in filling, baked on both sides, represented by pineapple puff pastry.
01 pineapple puff pastry
Legend has it that it originated in the Three Kingdoms period, and the pineapple symbolizes the meaning of the descendants of Wanglai in the Minnan language, so in contemporary wedding customs, the cakes made of pineapples are widely used and are deeply loved by the people.
At first, the phoenix cake was very large, expensive and inconvenient to eat, but after improvement, the phoenix cake was reduced to a delicate small cake, and the pineapple crisp was born.
Clear skin
The skin is made by adding syrup and oil to flour to make the noodles, wrapping the filling and pressing the cake mold, and finally baking with a thin layer of egg liquid on the skin, such as happy cakes and moon cakes.
As the most important cake, the engagement cake is an indispensable part of the marriage custom.
The method is to wrap a variety of rich injections, such as bean paste, meat floss, mochi, etc., with a clear skin, and then put it into a mold and press it, and finally bake it.
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Yuzhen Sai Cake Shop
As a well-known old cake shop in Lukang, YuzhenZhai Cake Shop was founded in the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty, not only producing pastries to preserve traditional flavors, but even the storefront is a beautiful ancient house.
Phoenix eye cake
Its signature phoenix-eye cake is a dry cake made in a special way using ingredients such as polished rice, sugar and spices. It is named after the phoenix eye that resembles an ancient beauty. In addition to the phoenix eye cake, mung bean cake, lard pods, and shortbread are also its characteristics.
Shop Address:
No. 168 Minzu Road, Lugang Town, Changhua County
No. 238, Section 4, Hankou Road, North District, Taichung City
Old Zhennan
Founded in the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty, in the long river of flowing for a hundred years, it has always adhered to pure handmade cakes, is committed to promoting the aesthetics of Han cakes and the taste of Taiwanese ancient times, and advocates healthy products with low sugar, low oil and low salt.
Pineapple crisp
Its pineapple crisp is widely acclaimed because it adds enough butter to the crust, and as soon as you tear open the package, you can smell a rich milk aroma, take a bite, and the crispy crust is instantly dissolved in the mouth.
B2, No. 45, Section 4, Zhongxiao East Road, Da'an District, Taipei (Zhongxiao SOGO Department Store B2)
104 No. 3, Lane 39, Section 2, Zhongshan North Road, Zhongshan North Road, Zhongshan District, Taipei City (1F, Regent Hotel)
Old snowflake fasting line
On the eve of the Mid-Autumn Festival, the old snowflake cake shop is always in a long line. The 100-year-old Snowflake Zhai is the first "Handian Specialty Store" in Taiwan.
Mung bean lime
Its signature snowflake cake, also known as mung bean limes, is filled with mung beans, pork, shallots, sesame seeds, etc., wrapped in oil and grilled. The crust is rich in layers, like snowflakes, so it is also called snowflake cake.
No. 1, Lane 212, Zhongzheng Road, Fengyuan District, Taichung City
These food cultures have always been historical witnesses to the changes of the times.