Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan are our country’s Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan. These areas are particularly special due to their special history in modern times. These three places are also famous tourist attractions. Here is a detailed guide to share with you. .
The souvenir street in front of Ruins of St. Paul's in Macau
I brought it to you, and you were overjoyed. The word "souvenir" is exactly what Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan call souvenirs.
When you come to Beijing, it’s authentic to buy some cakes and take them home. So what can you buy when you go to Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan?
Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan have many types of souvenirs and good service, so you don’t have to worry about buying decent gifts. The prosperity of this souvenir industry is related to the history of colonization of Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan. At that time, the situation was turbulent, relatives and family members were separated, and they faced each other across the sea. Only the specialties at home could relieve the homesickness of the distant sea.
A view of Hong Kong from Victoria Peak.
The cultures of Hong Kong and Macau mostly originate from Guangdong Province, while Taiwan originates from Fujian Province, so the types and tastes of souvenirs also vary. As the National Day holiday is over and the day to go to work is approaching (don’t say it again!), Feng Wu Jun will give you some souvenirs worth buying from these three places.
Macau丨Free tasting and all you can eat
Macau souvenirs have a history of nearly a hundred years. After Macau returned to China in 1999, the gaming industry prospered, turning the souvenir industry into something new. Each piece of souvenir has evolved from purely handmade to today's mechanized mass production, satisfying groups of tourists one after another.
There are almonds in the almond cake
The almond cake is so fragrant and crispy.
In the early days, there were many shops making cakes in Macao, and almond cakes were the most common as a snack to accompany tea during leisure time. After being roasted over charcoal fire, the almond cake tastes crispy and fragrant, with a hint of charcoal smell. Every time you take a bite, you can see large almond kernels, which is very conscientious. The prosperous passenger terminal in the early days welcomed business travelers and Macau residents who immigrated overseas. Cake shops gathered at the port to provide convenience for them to bring a taste of hometown before sailing across the ocean.
The handmade macaroons are also delicious.
Nowadays, most cake shops in Macau retain the traditional craft of charcoal oven baking. It is recommended to buy handmade almond biscuits at the "Most Fragrant Bakery" on Xinma Road in Macau. They only sell about 1,000 pieces a day. The crispy and non-sticky egg yolk almond biscuits are the best. Juji Souvenir’s almond cakes come in a wide variety of flavors, such as whole almond, salted egg yolk, seaweed and other flavors, making them look grand when given away.
The "most fragrant" almond cookies and phoenix rolls are listed on the must-buy list.
There is no wife in the wife cake
Freshly baked wife cake, sultry and tender.
Just like a woman’s heart, real wife cake is gentle and sweet. Wife cake is also called winter rong cake. It is filled with winter melon. It tastes slightly sweet but not greasy. The skin of the cake is soft and soft. If you chew it carefully, you will have a smooth and smooth experience. According to legend, a Teochew pastry chef from Lianxiang House in Guangzhou improved the winter melon wedges made by his wife and turned them into winter pastry cakes, hence the name Wife Cake.
Everyone wants to order from the menu of Hoang Kee Bakery
The signature dish of Macau Hoang Kee Bakery is the wife cake. This shop has a history of hundreds of years and now insists on making freshly made products by hand every day. The outer shell of the freshly baked wife cake is crisper, and the taste is not as greasy as the assembly line wife cake, and the sweetness is just right. Even at the risk of burning my mouth, I couldn't help but take a bite. In addition to the well-known wife cakes, Guangdong's famous abalone cakes, walnut cakes, meat cakes and chicken cakes can all be purchased at Huang Kee, all in one stop.
Peanut candies that can be hard or soft
Peanut candies and ginger candies were sold on small carts along the street by the clerks of Juji Souvenirs a hundred years ago. The great thing about Macau peanut candy is that it is soft and non-sticky. In the earliest black sesame flavored peanut candy, the roasted sesame seeds are fragrant and crispy, and the peanut particles are plump. Nowadays, peanut hard candies have also branched out into soft candies, including those filled with shredded coconut, sea salt and white sesame seeds.
Shredded coconut peanut candy and black sesame peanut candy are freshly made and sold with a short shelf life.
Every Ju Kee store has freshly made food for tasting, and the attitude of the waiters is also very sincere, so you can still enjoy it even if you don’t buy it.
Pork jerky, raw cut is better
Macao’s pork jerky pays attention to the variety of flavors and is mainly eaten fresh.
Preserved pork is actually a specialty of Singapore. It was introduced to Guangdong in 1928 and was carried forward by the souvenir industry in Macau. In addition to snacks and candies, pork breasts account for half of every souvenir shop in Macau. The pork jerky stall attracts a large number of customers all year round just because of its sweet aroma. At a glance, stacks of pork breasts are neatly stacked, with original, spicy, thin-cut and back-cut options, as well as beef breasts to choose from. The store clerk will use scissors to cut out different flavors of meat jerky for you to try for free, so take advantage of the opportunity.
Cutting and tasting pork breasts now. The attitude of the waiters in Macau is very enthusiastic. Please put aside your restraint and try more different flavors.
As a souvenir, raw pork breast is the first choice. Unlike pork breasts that are minced and then pieced together, the original cut pork breasts are made from a whole piece of meat, marinated and air-dried. The undamaged meat fiber endorses the taste, making it authentic and unique. Of course, the price will be slightly more expensive.
The unique charm of Teng Lung Street in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong.
Buying shoes, bags and milk powder is what most people do when they go to Hong Kong. What kind of tricks can Hong Kong food have? For details, see "Sweeping the Streets of Hong Kong at Night with a Hong Kong Stomach". Also deeply influenced by Guangdong culture, there are not as many souvenirs in Hong Kong as there are in Macau. Egg rolls, almond cookies and chicken cakes are some of the famous ones that slightly overlap with those in Macau. But if you look closely, you can get a glimpse of the unique thoughts of Hong Kong people.
Bird’s nest cake invented for children
Light diet and delicious soups, porridge and water are all Hong Kong people’s health secrets. Bird's nest soup is common, but have you ever seen cakes made from bird's nest?
Chen Yizhai's bird's nest cake has a simple packaging that is worth pondering.
In 1927, Chen Yizhai, which focused on healthy snacks, was born in Foshan. At that time, Boss Chen saw that the snacks eaten by the children around him were not healthy, so he invented bird's nest cake. This pastry is made from real bird's nests. It is soft and glutinous with a bit of toughness, and has an elegant sweetness.
The ingredients are natural and the shelf life is only 7 days. Nowadays, when Hong Kong people think of bird's nest cake, they will think of Chen Yizhai. If you use it as a souvenir, especially to honor your elders, it will look particularly high-end.
Other health snacks in Chen Yizhai.
Chen Yizhai’s snacks are not just bird’s nest cakes. Snacks such as Sichuan Sichuan Scallop Almond Dew, Sichuan Sichuan Scallop Old Tangerine Peel, Licorice and Olive, Lemon Juice and Winter Ginger all implement the concept of health preservation one by one.
Make pineapple cakes into cookies
Hong Kong people love tea, snacks and snacks, and many people will bring home snacks such as egg rolls when they come to Hong Kong. But since the arrival of Jenny
bakery, Hong Kong’s traditional pastries have experienced quite a few challenges. You may be unfamiliar with Jenny Cookies, but the bear cookies that often appear in Hong Kong dramas are their signature.
The iron box packaging of Jenny Cookie Bear Cake gives people a warm feeling.
Original butter flower, coffee butter flower, crispy butter and raisin oatmeal are the most classic 4mix of Jenny Cookies.
This cookie is not a traditional flavor, but a modern new flavor. The owner Jenny is an overseas Chinese from Malaysia who moved to Hong Kong with her husband as early as 1989. Jenny's good cookie-making skills are well-known among the women's circles in Stanley, southern Hong Kong. Neighbors especially like the butter cookies made by Jenny.
The price list of the original Jenny Cookies, which one do you want to eat?
Jenny Cookies have a particularly strong butter aroma, are soft in the mouth, and can melt with the temperature of your mouth. The most special thing is the improvement of pineapple cake. The pastry of traditional pineapple cake is replaced by cookie, which is wrapped with real pineapple puree, sour, sweet and crispy. Because it is a very popular brand, many people copy it. If you go to Tsim Sha Tsui and Sheung Wan, there are genuine Jenny Cookies stores there.
Taiwan|Besides pineapple cakes, what else can you buy?
The brightly lit Taipei 101 building.
In Taiwan, souvenirs are also called "Dan Lu".
According to legend, the early people in Taiwan lived in poverty, and the souvenirs they gave to relatives and friends during the holidays were all the savings they had earned through hard work, just like refining elixirs. Although preparing souvenirs in Taiwan no longer requires a lot of effort, the delicious local specialties still contain a touch of human touch.
The pineapple cake is delicious, but I choose the taro cake
The Zhetai brand taro amethyst cake with mochi filling.
Taro cake is no less popular than the popular pineapple cake. Taiwan's subtropical monsoon climate and tropical monsoon climate coexist, which is suitable for the cultivation of various tropical fruits and vegetables. Taro can be found from Taiwan’s flatlands to mountainous areas with an altitude of 1,000 meters. Taiwan’s taro varieties are rich and have different flavors.
Taro crisps, the "top student" of Taiwanese souvenirs.
Taro rolls, taro balls, taro milk tea and taro cakes, Taiwanese eat taro in many ways. Among them, taro cake is easy to carry, so it debuted in the C position of souvenirs. Unlike the soft pastry of pineapple cake, taro cake has layers of layers.
The purple pastry shape of roses, taro puree made from Taiwan’s unique taro variety, and elastic mochi add a rich layer of texture. Here, I recommend you to buy the Zhetai brand taro amethyst cake. Their taro paste has an outstanding aroma and moderate sweetness, and can be eaten by the whole family.
Pork paper, 0.01 version of pork jerky
Some Taiwanese media published an article "Taiwanese souvenir pork paper, my weight increased by 1 kilogram after eating it for 10 days", and later there was a small s Recommended in "The Coming of Kangxi", is pork paper really that legendary? As the name suggests, pork paper is pork breast as thin as paper. The reason why it is so thin is thanks to Taiwan's unique hot air drying technology. It retains the sweet flavor of pork breasts while removing as much moisture as possible.
Thin, crispy and fragrant, Taiwanese pork paper.
At Jiang Kee Hualong Store on Dihua Street in Taiwan, the signature crispy almond paper is worth taking home - American almonds are added to the pork paper. The nutty aroma can relieve the greasiness of the pork and the taste is still good. Being as crispy as a biscuit, I couldn’t be more satisfied!
The facade of Jiang Ji Hualong. Even late at night, people were rushing to buy.
Taiwan’s nougat does not stick to teeth
In addition to snacks and preserved meat, candies are naturally indispensable for souvenirs. During the Crusades in the 11th century, the French brought nougat back to the West and improved it by adding nuts and prunes. As a result, it became popular among the upper class royal families. In 1956, nougat began to flourish in Taiwan, and this craze has persisted for more than 60 years. In Tucheng District, New Taipei Province, there is also a Nougat Museum.
Taiwanese nougat, many ordinary delicacies, will become very special after being treated by Wanwan's skillful hands.
The raw material of Taiwanese nougat is mainly trehalose, which is less sweet, and can better highlight the milky aroma of nougat. Because of the exquisite ingredients used, Taiwanese nougat does not stick to your teeth and has a real flavor. Even people who don’t have a sweet tooth can’t stop eating it. If you want to buy nougat souvenirs, you can choose "Sugar Village Brand". It has a variety of flavors, such as matcha, coffee, strawberry, etc. It can satisfy even the most special girl's heart, so it is called "Dream Nougat".
Tangcun brand nougat
Souvenirs from three places, three different human touches. The National Day is coming to an end, have you returned? Although there are all kinds of treasures, the shelf life of specialties at train stations and airports is even very fresh, but in any case they are not as good as the small gifts that you pour your love into!