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Taiwan's must-buy food souvenirs of 2019

The top 3 according to 2 votes from people: Chia Te pineapple cake · Sun cake · SunnyHills pineapple cake. (Updated Oct 30, 2019.)

The Taiwanese souvenirs most recommended in 2019, combining iCarry's 'top ten must-buys' and LINE TODAY's supermarket must-buy list: pineapple cake always first, with sun cakes, nougat and pork jerky close behind.

Yizhen Huang · · 13 items · 2 votes · 1 comment

Automatically translated (original in 繁體中文). See the original

Top 12

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    Chia Te pineapple cake

    Founded in 1975, Taipei's souvenir champion for years, always with a long queue.

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  2. 2

    Sun cake

    Taichung's calling card, flaky pastry with maltose filling.

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  3. 3

    SunnyHills pineapple cake

    Native pineapple filling, tangy and sweet; they treat you to one with a cup of tea.

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  4. 4

    Sugar & Spice nougat

    Taiwan's benchmark brand of French-style nougat.

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  5. 5

    Pork paper

    Thin, crisp, sweet roasted pork sheets, a favourite of visitors from Hong Kong and Macau.

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  6. 6

    Square crackers

    Flaky little sesame biscuits from Chiayi.

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    Ox-tongue pastry

    Yilan's crisp version and Lukang's soft one.

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  8. 8

    Egg yolk pastry

    Mid-Autumn pastry with salted yolk and black bean paste.

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  9. 9

    Mullet roe

    Taiwan's top New Year gift.

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  10. 10

    Taiwanese high-mountain tea

    Alishan and Lishan oolong, the respectful gift for elders.

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  11. 11

    Dried mango

    Made from Tainan Irwin mangoes.

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  12. 12

    I-Mei mini puffs

    The everyday snack you can buy in any supermarket.

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  1. 13

    Kinmen peanut candy

    Kinmen speciality made with peanuts and maltose.

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Xinyu Wang · 繁體中文

微熱山丘的鳳梨酥是土鳳梨,酸甜剛好。

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