Xinzhuang Centennial Old Store Lao Shun Xiang Pineapple Pastry is Cheap and Delicious, Super High CP Value!

If you're looking for Xinzhuang or Taoyuan gourmet souvenirs, Dong highly recommends the old Xinzhuang store Lao Shun Xiang Bakery! The pineapple pastries made by owner Wang Mingchao

It's not only an old store representing Xinzhuang cuisine, but also a taste of memories and heritage～ Truly made with real pineapple

Flat but super flavorful! Recently, Banqiao Xiao Pan Phoenix Pastry and Xiao Pan Pineapple Pastry have long lines, so Dong turned to buying the representative flat-shaped Xinzhuang Miao Street Lao Shun Xiang Gold Medal Pineapple Pastry

It instantly becomes a conversation starter for gifting! Many are seeing flat pineapple pastries for the first time～ It's just super fun

Actually, Lao Shun Xiang's big cakes are already well-known

Especially the salty light cakes (Ping An cakes) are a soul food often seen at Xinzhuang temple festivals https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qw7DHGSql8w

Many say salty light cakes are for the weaning ceremony

Actually not! "Salty Guang Cake" is also called "Jiguang Cake"

Legend has it that during the Ming Dynasty, General "Qi Jiguang" to shorten meal times for the army

Sprinkled salt and sesame on the cakes, poked a hole in the middle, and strung them on ropes to hang around soldiers' necks for easy carrying

Later, people used them for worship, symbolizing peace.

Xinzhuang salty light cakes look like this

Taste salty-sweet and fluffy～

It's a classic old-fashioned flavor

Besides cakes, Lao Shun Xiang Bakery's entrance also offers many Taiwanese-style baked breads like scallion bread, pork floss bread, donuts, etc.

Prices are kept close to what they were in the old days

Anyway, much cheaper than common bakeries nowadays!

But Dong's goal today is this!

Lao Shun Xiang Gold Medal Pineapple Pastry $12/piece

Yes!

You read that right!

It's really only 12 NT$ each!

Xiao Pan Phoenix Pastry is 18 NT$ each, and for gifting you don't need to line up

Dong thinks choosing Lao Shun Xiang Gold Medal Pineapple Pastry is pretty good too～ Saves money, tastes great, and makes for a great conversation when gifting

I personally think it's worth checking out! Or if you want to gift internet celebrity Gu Amo Pineapple Pastry, that's fine too～

Last year I gifted Xiao Pan, this year with all the online fuss, the lines are deadly

Gifting Lao Shun Xiang this year also made me the center of attention XD

Lao Shun Xiang Gold Medal Pineapple Pastry, though flat

Is indeed made with real pineapple and has a story behind it

Because in the past people couldn't afford to offer real gold plaques to the gods

So they flattened the pineapple pastries to symbolize gold plaques

Offering them to the gods or ancestors to show sincerity

Isn't it full of historical anecdotes, generous for gifting, cheap, and a great conversation starter?

Lao Shun Xiang Cake Shop Address: No. 341, Xinzhuang Road, Xinzhuang District, New Taipei City Business Hours: 09:00–23:00 (During temple festivals, may close to rush production of salty light cakes) Phone: 02 2992 1639

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