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	'''Pineapple Cake''' (Simplified Chinese: 凤梨酥; Traditional Chinese: 鳳梨酥; Pinyin: ''Fènglí sū'') is a Taiwanese pastry of crumbly, buttery shortcake enclosing a cooked pineapple (or pineapple–winter melon) jam filling. It is a leading gift and airport souvenir of Taiwan. It is '''not''' the same item as Hong Kong [[Pineapple Bun]], which is a soft bun topped with a crackly cookie crust and usually contains no pineapple<ref name="wp">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pineapple_cake English Wikipedia]</ref>.		'''Pineapple Cake''' (Simplified Chinese: 凤梨酥; Traditional Chinese: 鳳梨酥; Pinyin: ''Fènglí sū'') is a Taiwanese pastry of crumbly, buttery shortcake enclosing a cooked pineapple (or pineapple–winter melon) jam filling. It is a leading gift and airport souvenir of Taiwan. It is '''not''' the same item as Hong Kong [[Pineapple Bun]], which is a soft bun topped with a crackly cookie crust and usually contains no pineapple.<ref name="wp">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pineapple_cake English Wikipedia: Pineapple cake]</ref><ref name="cnn">[https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/40-taiwan-food CNN Travel: Taiwan foods — pineapple cake]</ref>

	== Characteristics ==		== Characteristics ==

	Bite-sized rectangular or square cakes; crust is sandy-tender; filling is sticky-sweet and tangy. Packaging is often gift-box oriented. Modern brands vary jam recipes and crust richness.		Bite-sized rectangular or square cakes; crust is sandy-tender; filling is sticky-sweet and tangy. Packaging is often gift-box oriented. Soft quality cue: many pastry fans prefer fillings with a higher share of real pineapple for brighter acidity, while winter melon stretches texture and sweetness in some mass-market formulas.<ref name="wp" /> Soft sensory cue: the shell should shatter lightly without tasting greasy; the jam should be fragrant rather than merely sugary. Modern brands vary jam recipes and crust richness.

	== Ingredients (overview) ==		== Ingredients (overview) ==

	Butter, flour, egg, sugar for the crust; pineapple (often with winter melon for texture/cost) cooked down with sugar for the filling.		Butter, flour, egg, sugar for the crust; pineapple (often with winter melon for texture/cost) cooked down with sugar for the filling. Soft bakery variants may fold in egg yolk or other dried fruit; overview only—not a recipe.

	== History and culture ==		== History and culture ==

	~~Twentieth~~-~~century Taiwan~~ bakery ~~development~~ turned pineapple ~~filling~~ into a national souvenir icon listed with other Taiwanese sweets culture on [[Taiwan Food]]. Distinct branding from Cantonese bakery [[Pineapple Bun]] on [[Hong Kong Food]].		Soft economic background: Taiwan's pineapple-processing boom under Japanese colonial agriculture left fruit available for bakery experiments; later domestic marketing turned pineapple-filled shortcakes into a national souvenir icon listed with other Taiwanese sweets culture on [[Taiwan Food]].<ref name="wp" /><ref name="cnn" /> Soft linguistic note: Hokkien ông-lâi (pineapple) sounds close to a phrase wishing prosperity / "arrival of abundance," so the cakes appear as engagement or well-wishing gifts in folk practice—symbolic association, not a dated invention myth. Soft festival note: Taipei and other cities have staged pineapple-cake cultural events to promote bakery tourism; treat attendance figures and revenue claims as soft promotion rather than hard encyclopedia facts. Distinct branding from Cantonese bakery [[Pineapple Bun]] on [[Hong Kong Food]].

	== Serving and variations ==		== Serving and variations ==

	Tea snack or gift. See [[Taiwan Food]] and [[Pineapple Bun]] for the naming contrast.		Tea snack or gift. Soft serving cue: room-temperature pastry with tea; refrigerated cakes should warm slightly so the crust softens. Soft filling variants include pure pineapple, pineapple–melon blends, or egg-yolk-enriched centers. See [[Taiwan Food]] and [[Pineapple Bun]] for the naming contrast; peer pastries include [[Wife Cake]], [[Mooncake]], and [[Egg Tart]].

	== See also ==		== See also ==

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{{Infobox chinese food
| image = Pineapple Cake.jpg
| caption = Pineapple Cake
| alternate_name = Fengli su; Taiwanese pineapple shortcake; pineapple pastry
| pinyin = Fènglí sū
| type = Filled shortcake pastry
| course = Snack / souvenir pastry
| country = China
| region = Taiwan
| other = Buttery shortcake filled with pineapple jam; Taiwan souvenir classic — not Pineapple Bun
}}

'''Pineapple Cake''' (Simplified Chinese: 凤梨酥; Traditional Chinese: 鳳梨酥; Pinyin: ''Fènglí sū'') is a Taiwanese pastry of crumbly, buttery shortcake enclosing a cooked pineapple (or pineapple–winter melon) jam filling. It is a leading gift and airport souvenir of Taiwan. It is '''not''' the same item as Hong Kong [[Pineapple Bun]], which is a soft bun topped with a crackly cookie crust and usually contains no pineapple<ref name="wp">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pineapple_cake English Wikipedia]</ref>.

== Characteristics ==

Bite-sized rectangular or square cakes; crust is sandy-tender; filling is sticky-sweet and tangy. Packaging is often gift-box oriented. Modern brands vary jam recipes and crust richness.

== Ingredients (overview) ==

Butter, flour, egg, sugar for the crust; pineapple (often with winter melon for texture/cost) cooked down with sugar for the filling.

== History and culture ==

Twentieth-century Taiwan bakery development turned pineapple filling into a national souvenir icon listed with other Taiwanese sweets culture on [[Taiwan Food]]. Distinct branding from Cantonese bakery [[Pineapple Bun]] on [[Hong Kong Food]].

== Serving and variations ==

Tea snack or gift. See [[Taiwan Food]] and [[Pineapple Bun]] for the naming contrast.

== See also ==

* [[Taiwan Food]]
* [[Pineapple Bun]]
* [[Mooncake]]
* [[Wife Cake]]
* [[Egg Tart]]
* [[List of dishes (A-Z)]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

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