Eng: Hey! What's up? :) About me it's everything all right. I promised you that I will do more posts about Taiwanese food. So Today's post will be about desserts so let's start from pearl know around the world! Which love many people, and namely...
Eng: I think that most people who know a little more about Asia knows this product. It comes from Taiwan. I being in Warsaw tasted this drink. The flavour was great but most of my Taiwanese friends said it wasn't like a real Bubble Tea also called Boba Tea or Pearly Milk Tea(珍珠 奶茶) . It's drink is based on green or black tea with milk or fruit syrups. Although the most important in this drink are Tapioca Balls(black little balls of starch from cassava tubers) but you can get: Bob Bomb (shooting balls with fruit juice), Jelly (jelly flavoured), Nata de coco (multi-flavour coconut jelly). My first Boba was as I said in Warsaw Bubbleology. :) It was a taste of Taro with black coloured of jelly I don't remember what flavour. But it was delicious so if anyone has the bubble tea bar in city should try this drink. ;)
Eng: Moon cake is usually eaten during the The Mid-Autumn Festival, one of the most popular events in China and the Taiwan. During this festival all give themselves to each other as a gift is a cake. Moon cake are also available year-round, not only during the festival;) These are generally round cake with a thin crust and different kinds of fillings. They are often decorated with Chinese characters. Yuebing(Chinese name) are filling with Azuki paste (or sweet red bean), lotus seed paste, mung bean paste, they are often too salty versions found stuffed with duck egg yolk (Dan Ya Xian) . And just so I ate once that cake but with yolk and I didn't like it but the cake I ate the most whole .. It was brown and had a light cinnamon taste yummy! but pity that not with Azuki. >w<
Aiyu Jelly (po chińsku Aiyu Bling - 愛玉冰) jest autentycznym deserem z Tajwanu Jest to galaretka z rośliny figo-podobnej, która rośnie w tajwańskich górach. Nasiona tej roślin lekko przetarte, wydzielają żółtą galaretkę. Aiyu Jelly jest serwowane na zimno z sokiem z cytryny i miodu. Jest to typowy orzeźwiający letni deser. Według legendy Aiyu to imię, które oznacza dosłownie "Beloved Jade", było to imię córki odkrywcy tego przysmaku. Najprawdopodobniej jednak nazwa pochodzi od aborygenów Tsou, którzy znali roślinę Aiyu przed przybyciem chińczyków na Tajwanie.
Eng: Grass jelly (in Chinese Xian Cao - 仙草). It is a black jelly made from plants similar to mint. Taste is quite different.. It smells a bit like medicinal herbs although it is more delicate and refreshing. In summer you can enjoy Xian Cao cut into small cubes, which is added to crushed ice and sugar syrup or condensed milk are poured.
Aiyu jelly (in Chinese Aiyu Bling - 愛玉冰) is an authentic dessert from Taiwan. It's jelly from plant like figo that grows in the mountains of Taiwan. The seeds, lightly pressed and "rubbed", secrete a yellowish jelly. Aiyu Jelly is served cold with lemon juice and honey. This is a typical refreshing summer dessert. According to the legend the name Aiyu, which literally means "Beloved Jade," was the name of a girl, the daughter of the discoverer of this Taiwanese delicacy. Most likely however the name comes from Tsou aborigines, that obviously already knew the Aiyu plant before the arrival of Chinese in Taiwan.
Aiyu jelly (in Chinese Aiyu Bling - 愛玉冰) is an authentic dessert from Taiwan. It's jelly from plant like figo that grows in the mountains of Taiwan. The seeds, lightly pressed and "rubbed", secrete a yellowish jelly. Aiyu Jelly is served cold with lemon juice and honey. This is a typical refreshing summer dessert. According to the legend the name Aiyu, which literally means "Beloved Jade," was the name of a girl, the daughter of the discoverer of this Taiwanese delicacy. Most likely however the name comes from Tsou aborigines, that obviously already knew the Aiyu plant before the arrival of Chinese in Taiwan.
Eng: Taro ice-cream (Yuzai Bing - 芋仔冰) as the name suggests it is just ice cream made from taro paste. :) And what is Taro? This is something a'la potato because it contains a lot of starch but also B vitamins generally is a little sweet and very tasty. Ahh I could eat it. <3
Zukak kway (鼠麹粿 / 草仔粿)jest to ciasto z mąki ryżowej. Jest ono kleiste, gotowane z pastą z rośliny Gnaphalium affine lub Bylicy, aby nadać mu niepowtarzalny smak i zielony kolor. Ciasto jest zwykle wypełnione mięsa mielonym lub pastą z słodkiej fasoli.
Eng: Zukak kway (鼠 麹 粿 / 草 仔 粿) is a cake of rice flour. It is a sticky, cooked with a paste of Gnaphalium affine or Mugwort to give a unique flavor and green color. The dough is usually filled with minced meat or sweet bean paste.
Eng: Sun cake (in Chinese Taiyang Bing - 太阳 饼) is a delicacy of Taichung. Suncakes shortbread cakes with disc shape, filled with only a small amount of honey to sweeten. The name is invented by a cake bakery that invented and which still exists. Very tasty from what I know. ^ ^
Eng: Shaved Ice (in Chinese Bao Bing - 刨冰) many Taiwanese are crazy about Bing Bao which is a local variant of the crushed ice. "Classic" Bao Bing on top have a red azuki beans, mung beans, taro balls, peanuts and additionally sweetened with sugar syrup or condensed milk. Bao Bing is often also enriched with fresh fruits, especially mango. Bao Bing is eaten throughout the year, of course more often in the hot taiwanese summer.
Tofu Pudding(Douhua - 豆花) Douhua jest miękkim świeżym tofu, podobnym do budyniu. Jego nazwa oznacza "chiński kwiat tofu". Tajwański Douhua jest słodki, polany syropem cukrowym i orzeszkami ziemnymi. Budyń jest zwykle spożywany na zimno w lecie, zaś zimną na ciepło. Ten budyń wydaje się prostym, "staroświeckim" deserem i rzeczywiście nim jest. Dla wielu tajwańczyków jest to przysmak dzieciństwa.
Eng: Tofu Pudding (Douhua - 豆花) Douhua is a soft fresh tofu, like pudding. Name of pudding means "chinese tofu flower". Taiwanese Douhua is sweet, poured sugar syrup and peanuts. Pudding is usually consumed with ice in summer, in winer it's served warm. This pudding seems to be simple, "old-fashioned" dessert, and indeed it is. For many Taiwanese, it is a delicacy of childhood.
Eng: Pounded Tea (Hakka Leich - 擂茶) is a thick sweet tea is served hot or cold is considered to be an excellent addition to breakfast. The pound tea leaves, sesame seeds and peanuts in a mortar. You can add more ingredients such as pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, pine seeds and puffed rice. Result is a viscous slurry is poured the boiling water. Often, in restaurants and teahouses where Leich is served, customers get raw ingredients mortar and pestle. So they can play in preparing their own Leich.
Eng: Pineapple Cakes (Fengli Su - 凤梨 酥). In short, it's cake with butter crust and filled with a paste of pineapple. Fengli Su is a famous delicacy of Taichung. Sometimes filling, despite its name, contains Gong Gua (pumpkin or winter melon). Name Fengli Su (pineapple cake) is a sign of good luck and prosperity. The Taiwanese "pineapple" has the same pronunciation as "wealth comes". Pineapple Cakes are authentic Taiwanese sweets, and among the best ones, they make a great souvenir to bring back home.
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