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| Alternative names | Taiyang bing |
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| Type | Pancake |
| Course | Dessert |
| Place of origin | Taichung,Taiwan |
| Created by | Lin family |
| Main ingredients | Maltose |
| 460 kcal (1,900 kJ) | |
| Suncake | |||||||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 太陽餅 | ||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 太阳饼 | ||||||||||||||
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Asuncake, ortaiyang bing, is a popularTaiwanesedessert originally from the city ofTaichung, in central Taiwan. The typical fillings consist ofmaltose (condensed malt sugar), and they are usually sold in special gift boxes as souvenirs for visitors. Some famous suncake pastry shops always have long lines of people waiting to buy boxed suncakes.
Suncakes are round, and they may vary in size. They are characterized by flaky crusts. Most people eat them withtea, and some people dissolve them in hot water to make a porridge-like dessert.
The first suncakes were made by the Lin family in the Shekou area ofShengang Township,Taichung County (now part of Taichung City). The Lin family used condensed malt sugar as a filling for cake pastries. Later, pastry maker Wei Qing-hai modified the cakes to their current form.[1]
Though not originally called "suncakes", they were given the name by the owner of "Sun Booth",[2] one of the most famous pastry shops that sells them. The name was not trademarked, and other pastry shops have used the same name for their own suncakes.
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