Egg yolk pastry

Taiwanese mooncake pastry filled with salted duck egg yolk and red bean paste
Egg yolk pastry
Alternative namesDan Huang Su
Place of originTaiwan
Region or stateTaichung
Created byChen Zengxiong[1]
Serving temperatureCold
Main ingredientsflour, sugar, pork, lard, mung 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]

Preparation method

Egg yolk pastries use naturally fermented salted egg yolks marinated in red soil with grape seed oil, and they are made with many layers.[5][6][7]


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References

  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.
  5. ^ "Egg yolk pastries are a lucrative sideline for professionals in Changhua". FTV News. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
  6. ^ Lyla Liu. "Taiwan's oversized yolk pastry to celebrate Moon Festival". Taiwan News. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
  7. ^ Maggie Zhu. "Dan Huang Su (Pastry Mooncake with Salty Egg Yolk, 蛋黄酥)". Omnivore's Cookbook. Retrieved 2024-04-22.

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