Egg yolk pastry

Egg yolk pastry
Alternative namesDan Huang Su
Place of originTaiwan
Region or stateTaichung
Created byChen Zengxiong[1]
Serving temperatureCold
Main ingredientsflour, sugar, lard, red bean
Egg yolk pastry
Traditional Chinese蛋黃酥
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinDànhuángsū

Egg yolk pastry or Dànhuángsū is a traditional Taiwanese mooncake of which the filling is made of salted duck egg yolk and red bean paste.[2][3] According to the "Baked Food Information Magazine" in August 1986, the inventor of mini mooncakes and egg yolk pastries is Chen Zengxiong, the third generation descendant of the century-old bakery "Baoquan" in Fengyuan District, Taichung.[4]

  1. ^ "「蛋黃酥」發明者是台中百年餅店「陳允寶泉」 第五代傳人揭秘辛". SET News (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 2023-09-15.
  2. ^ "中秋節一定要吃蛋黃酥?認識 3 種台式傳統月餅". Liberty News (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 2020-09-30.
  3. ^ Dolly Dy-Zulueta (2023-10-06). "Egg yolk cakes are Taiwan-style mooncakes". PhilStar Global. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
  4. ^ Lyla Liu. "Taiwan's oversized yolk pastry to celebrate Moon Festival". Taiwan News. Retrieved 2024-04-22.