Whether you’ve been to Taiwan or not, you’ve definitely eaten pineapple crisp! Pineapple cake is an iconic delicacy in Taiwan, and its crispy skin and sweet and sour filling are perfectly combined, conquering countless discerning diners and making it famous all over the world.
Do you know? Pineapple cake is said to have originated in the Three Kingdoms period of China, and according to legend, in the Three Kingdoms period, Liu Bei married Sun Quan’s sister with a wedding cake, and the engagement cake included a large cake made of pineapple filling.
In Taiwanese wedding customs, there are six flavors of engagement cakes representing six ceremonies. Among them, the pineapple cake is pronounced “Wanglai” in Taiwanese, which symbolizes the meaning of children and grandchildren. The pineapple is also a commonly used tribute for Taiwanese worship, taking its meaning of “Wangwang” and “Wanglai”, which is deeply loved by the people.
A hundred years ago, a pastry chef in Taichung, Yan Bottle, often carried a burden and brought his own “dragon and phoenix cakes” to Taichung for sale. The original “dragon cake” was a large round cake filled with meat, and the same size “phoenix cake” was filled with pineapple. Because of its auspicious meaning, “dragon and phoenix cakes” are considered to be indispensable wedding cakes for engagement and marriage. Later, after the improvement of the Yan bottle master, the phoenix cakes were reduced to about 25 to 100 grams of delicate small cakes each, and the “pineapple cake” was born and became popular in Taiwan.
Approaching the Mid-Autumn Festival, pineapple cake has gradually become a good product for Mid-Autumn Festival gifts and entertaining relatives and friends with its beautiful meaning. Not only that, but the diversity of taste is also an important factor in the popularity of pineapple cakes. The sweetness contains a slight acidity, and the delicate and creamy puff pastry melts in your mouth. When you bite into it, the puff pastry is mixed with a plump whole pineapple filling, and the real and rich flavor instantly fills the mouth……
Don’t stop! Continue to chew, the fragrance lasts for a long time, and it does not want to disperse around the lips and teeth~ This rich taste is natural and abundant……
What makes people obsessed with the Mid-Autumn Festival is not only the word festival, but also the company of family and friends. A plate of pineapple cake, a pot of tea, a family, a Mid-Autumn Festival night with a strong sense of reunion.
