Nutritional value of pineapple cake in Taiwan Province

There is a joke that illustrates the origin of pineapple cake. Whoever loses in a fight between chocolate and pineapple wins. The answer is chocolate. Because chocolate bars and pineapple lose, it is also called pineapple cake. Of course, this is just a joke that Bo Jun laughs at. It is generally said that in the Three Kingdoms period (22-28 AD), Liu Bei married Sun Quan's sister with wedding cakes, and the wedding cakes were made of pineapple stuffing. In Taiwan Province's wedding custom, six flavors of wedding cakes represent six gifts, one of which is pronounced in Taiwanese as Wanglai, symbolizing the meaning of prosperous future generations, and pineapple is also a common tribute for Taiwan Province people to worship. The early pineapple cake, which was deeply loved by the people, was too big for ordinary people to consume. Nearly a hundred years ago, a pastry chef in Taichung County, Yan Ping, often took the burden and brought his own "Dragon and Phoenix cake" to Taichung for sale. The original "dragon cake" is a big round cake with meat stuffing, while the "phoenix cake" of the same size is filled with pineapple. "Dragon and phoenix cake" is considered as an indispensable wedding cake for engagement and marriage because of its auspicious meaning. Later, after the improvement of Yan vase, the chicken cakes were reduced to exquisite cakes of about 25 to 1 grams each, and pineapple cake was born.

Taiwan Province is not only rich in pineapples, but also represents the auspicious meaning of "Wanglai" (the speech of pineapple in Minnan) in folk customs. Therefore, this snack has become more popular in Taiwan Province.

pineapple cake stuffing is not just pineapple. Wax gourd is usually added for taste, which is the habit of most people. In recent years, health care has become popular, and pineapple cake with different flavors such as whole grains, pine nuts, egg yolks and chestnuts can be bought on the market in Taipei. Oats and other ingredients are also added to the crust, and the taste is more diverse. Some people use other fruits as fillings, and invented such things as melon crisp, honey plum crisp, sour plum crisp and so on.

Later, it evolved into a modern pineapple cake made of western-style pie skin and Chinese pineapple stuffing. Because the skin is crisp and soft, and the pineapple stuffing is sweet but not greasy, this kind of pineapple cake, which combines Chinese and Western, has been praised by western Renye Fang, so it has gradually become one of the favorite Taiwan Province gifts for foreign tourists. There are some differences between pineapple cake and Fenghuang Crisp. pineapple cake is sweet, while Fenghuang Crisp is salty and sweet. Among them, adding some salted egg yolk on the basis of pineapple and wax gourd stuffing is better.