Fengli Su
Fengli Su ( pineapple cake , Chinese 鳳梨酥 , Pinyin Fengli sū , taiwanisch : ông-LAI-SO王梨酥) is a Taiwanese pastry .
ingredients
To produce using shortcrust or puff pastry . When using shortcrust pastry, it is shaped into sheets of pastry beforehand. A sweetened fruit filling made from pineapple and wax gourd is used in different proportions. Cuboid pies or cakes are typical , while it is also made as a large round or square cake that is decorated with auspicious patterns.
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The pastries are traditionally eaten with tea and today also with coffee or as a sweet snack. Pineapple cakes are also popular as gifts on festive occasions or as souvenirs. The pineapple is considered a good luck charm in Taiwan, as its name "ông-lâi" is reminiscent of the Taiwanese name for achieving prosperity or well-being. Pineapple cakes are therefore popular gifts for weddings, births, birthdays, but are also used as offerings for the deceased.
More recently, pineapple cakes have become an export hit and, according to the Taiwanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, are the most popular souvenirs that foreign tourists take from Taiwan.
Popular brands
Manufacturers and brands are in Taiwan: In Keelung Li Hu 李 鵠, in Taipei Chia Te (佳 德), Hsin Tung Yang (新 東陽), Kuo Yuan Ye (郭元益), Lee Chi (台北 犁 記) and Din Tai Feng (鼎泰 豐), in Taichung Dawncake (日出), Red Sakura (紅 櫻花) and Sunny Hills (微 熱 山丘) as well as in Kaohsiung Jiu Zhen Nan (舊 振 南) and Japazi (呷 百二).
Web links
- Fenglisu (pineapple cake) , website of the Taiwanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs (chin.)
- Jiang tang fenglisu pinpai , Information of the Taiwanese Ministry of Culture (Chin.)
- SunnyHills - the King of Pineapple Cakes
- The Who's Who of Taiwan's Pineapple Cake Industry
Individual evidence
- ↑ Pineapple Cake, King of Edible Gifts , website of the Taiwanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs ( Memento of the original from August 10, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
