Description
Cheap pineapple cakes bought as souvenirs are often bulked up with 'Winter Melon jam' and artificial pineapple flavoring to cut costs. The authentic 'Tu Feng Li Su' booming in Taiwan uses 100% Taiwanese pineapples, featuring intense tartness and fibrous fruit texture.
Restaurants serving Feng Li Su (Authentic Pineapple Cake)
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The Recipe section below is a general reference, not a recipe from the listed shops.
Recipe
Ingredients
- Taiwanese pineapples
- Maltose
- Sugar
- Wheat flour
- Butter
- Egg yolks
- Milk powder
Instructions
- [Authentic Recipe & Differences]
- (The Filling - This is Everything) Peel fresh Taiwanese pineapples (Tu Feng Li) and chop finely, core included.
- Put in a pot with only maltose and a little sugar. Simmer for hours until the liquid evaporates, creating a sticky, golden 'pineapple jam'. (*Cheap versions mix in massive amounts of flavorless 'winter melon' to bulk it up, but the authentic version retains chunky pineapple fibers).
- (Pastry) Mix flour, heavy butter (or lard), milk powder, egg yolks, and sugar into a crumbly shortcrust pastry.
- Wrap the jam in the pastry, press into a square metal mold.
- Bake in the oven until the surface turns a beautiful, roasted golden brown.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Intense natural tartness/sweetness of pineapple、Butter aroma
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Winter-melon pineapple cake (cheap, lacks tartness and fiber)
Pairing
Dong Ding Oolong Tea / Taiwan Tea
Trivia
[Trivia] In Taiwanese, pineapple (Ong Lai) sounds exactly like 'Incoming Fortune', making it highly auspicious. Packaging that says 'Tu Feng Li' (Local Pineapple) is the ultimate proof it is 100% authentic with zero winter melon.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] The outer pastry is extremely crumbly, so hold it gently. After the roasted butter flavor, the 'sharp' tartness of the genuine fibrous pineapple spreads through your mouth. Pairs better with premium Taiwan Oolong tea than anything else in the world.
Allergen
Wheat, Eggs, Dairy