The Gao Long Zhen cake shop

The famous Gao Long Zhen cake shop is famed for its delicious taste of the favose cake. It is a cake made by shrimp meat, onion, sesame and pork. All cakes are make with the traditional ways, no any artificial preservatives or chemistry was added. The shop is passed through 5 generations. From the Ching Dynasty to the Japanese rule period Tuku gathered with VIP and renowned personalities, which makes the cake shop business become prospering at the time.

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The red tortoise rice cakes

The red tortoise rice cakes is not really make by tortoise. It???s a kind of special snack using in various ceremonies, such as the birth of god, the birth of a baby, seniors' anniversary and weddings. It is made to be red for the meaning of good fortune. And for the people who eat the cake to have a long life like the turtle does, the cake was made with a turtle shape. To make the cake, first we need to get sticky rice to dye in red and custard. Then molded with a very special turtle shape, and fill with sweet red bean paste or green bean paste inside the cake. And finally, flavored with bamboo leaf or banana leaf. Eating the red tortoise rice cakes is a traditional culture of Taiwan which we hope it could last and become one of the main characteristics of Tuku.