Fengzai pastries are the county pastries and the unique mooncakes in Taitung. Fengzai pastries look like a hybrid between mung bean pastries and sun cakes. Fengzai pastries filled with a rich and hearty mung bean paste filling with thin milky shortcrust. Although the looking of pastry is simple, it is the most nostalgic taste of ancient times. The Fengzai pastry was created during the Japanese occupation when food and materials were scarce. People longed to celebrate the Moon Festival but could not afford to buy the delicate Guangzhou styled moon cakes nor egg yolk pastries. The pastry chef then used mung beans as the filling and put them in the oven to bake them into round pastries. These pastries were wrapped in paper, ten pastries in a log. The unit for a strip or log in Taiwanese is “feng”, and thus, the name “Fengzai pastry” was born.
[Fengzai Pastry Recommendations]
[Costal Line] Fu He Cheng Traditional Pastry Shop
- Address: No. 67, Datong Rd, Chenggong Township, Taitung County
- Phone Number: 089-851-757
- Hours of Operation: 07:00–18:00
- Website: https://www.facebook.com/fuhecheng.tw/
Recommended Items: The Chenggong Township Famous Gifts have been established since 1931. The store offers five different types of Fengzai pastries: mung bean, azuki bean, cannellini beans, taro, and roselle. Finding it hard to choose the best flavor? Then the variety package is the perfect pick for you!
[Taitung City] Jia Wei Xiang Pastry Shop
- Address: No. 14, Fujian Rd, Taitung City, Taitung County
- Phone Number: 0919-639-067
- Hours of Operation: 07:30–21:00
- Website: https://bit.ly/3CU9pAZ
- Recommended Items: This 60-year-old store boasts the most traditional and humble flavors. The pastries are filled to the brim, fragrant, and light. Highly recommended by the locals!
[Valley Line] Huo Sheng Zhi Pastry Shop
- Address: No. 90-1, Zhongshan Rd, Guanshan Township, Taitung County
- Phone Number: 089-811-173
- Hours of Operation: 08:00–22:00 (Closed on Thursday.)
- Recommended Items: A must-visit store when coming to Guanshan. The handmade bean filling is satisfying with a bite, and always leaves you longing for more. Make sure you call-in your order before dropping by.