凤梨酥 (fènglísū) · pineapple cake (Taiwanese pastry)

Measure Word

一块凤梨酥 kuài

Meanings

1 pineapple cake (Taiwanese pastry)

Made with

菠萝 bōluó 冬瓜 dōngguā 低筋面粉 dījīnmiànfěn 黄油 huángyóu 鸡蛋 jīdàn

About the dish

A small square of crumbly, buttery pastry filled with sweet pineapple jam, often mixed with winter melon. A Taiwanese pastry, usually sold boxed as a gift rather than ordered as a dish.

Usually contains wheat, milk and egg

Characters

Examples

HSK 3

去台湾旅游几乎人人都会带凤梨酥回来。

Qù Táiwān lǚyóu jīhū rénrén dōu huì dài fènglísū huílái.

Almost everyone who travels to Taiwan brings back pineapple cakes.

HSK 7-9

这家凤梨酥用土凤梨做馅，味道正宗。

Zhè jiā fènglísū yòng tǔ fènglí zuò xiàn, wèidào zhèngzōng.

This shop uses native pineapple for the filling - authentic flavor.

Tips

culture

凤梨 ('phoenix pear', pineapple) sounds like 旺来 ('prosperity comes') in Taiwanese Hokkien - making 凤梨酥 an auspicious wedding and festival gift. Famous brands: 微热山丘 (SunnyHills), 佳德 (Chia Te).