Category Archives: Pastries

Taiwanese Pastries: Sun Cakes from New Tai Yang Bakery

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Sun cakes are rather simple pastries that also happen to be uniquely Taiwanese. To be more precise, sun cakes are indigenous to Taichung, whose name literally means the ‘center/middle of Taiwan’. Whenever anyone returns from a visit to Taichung, or … Continue reading

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Osaka: Breakfast At The St. Regis

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I love breakfasts at hotels in Japan. There’s nothing better to start the day than a bowl of perfectly-cooked rice, hot miso soup, pickled vegetables, natto, and grilled salt-marinated fish. It was actually one of the things I looked forward … Continue reading

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Mass Appeal 2: More Macarons

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Day 18: French Made Baking… The jury’s still out on whether using the word ‘macaron’ 83 times in my post yesterday will drive more traffic from search engines but it certainly affected me. It compelled me to drive to French … Continue reading

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Mass Appeal ( cakes, macarons, pastries…how many times can I mention the word macaron ?)

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Day 17 Faubourg Paris… Macarons… I ran across a guide written by a successful food blogger recently that suggested the best way to drive views to a blog is to include a lot of popular keywords. I’m going to experiment … Continue reading

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