Thai Pastry Shop Fruit Cake Introduction
On Xinhua Old Street, there are several longstanding shops, among which the most famous is Thai Xiang Bakery (No. 431, Zhongzheng Road). It is renowned for its fruit cakes made with a glutinous rice flour outer layer, filled with sweet potato, orange juice, and maltose, as well as the "lying-in cakes" spread with brown sugar and maltose, which are the two signature items of the shop. The skin is thin and crispy, while the filling has a moderate sweetness and excellent flavor, making it a unique product not found elsewhere—definitely worth trying. *Baroque architecture for 60 years* Second-generation operation, over 60 years now (the first generation was run by the uncle) *Fruit cake is also known as town cake: early referred to as (water cake) *Origin of water cake: In Xinhua District, whenever a family has a baby boy, they would make red steamed buns to honor the deities on one of the designated days the following year: January 20, February 15, February 22, or April 15, varying by village, but red steamed buns do not keep for long, which later transitioned to...
