My cousin Olivia brought some Tai Yang Bing (Taiwanese Sun Pastry) back from Houston. Oddly, I had never tried these before, probably because my parents aren't into sweet stuff and I fear things that are in the same family as moon cakes. The sun pastries are pretty good. The layered pastry (made with lard) is flakier towards the outside, doughier towards the inside, and filled with some kind of gooey honey paste. I enjoyed it, especially because it wasn't too sweet, but I won't be seeking it out. I would eat it again though if it appeared in front of me.
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Dr. Food said:
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That actually looks really good--kind of like phyllo dough. Actually the whole thing reminds me of baklava....and now I have to make baklava this week. |
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Asianmommy said:
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I've never seen these before, and I'm Taiwanese! Looks really yummy! |
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Jessica@Foodmayhem said:
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Dr. Food, they didn't really remind me of baklava when eating them, probably because they are not that sweet and less wet. Can't wait to see pics of your baklava! |
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They look like lo paw bengs...(wife cookies?) lols Whenever my mom goes to China, she brings home 3 boxes of lo paw bengs, they survive the 25 hour plane ride better than I ever would lols But they are definately yummy! |
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Jessica@Foodmayhem said:
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Hi Wonders, they do look pretty similar. Just to clarify for others, Old wife pastries have a sweet winter melon filling as opposed to the honey filling of the sun pastries. |
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Olivia said:
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I got these from a bakery in Houston called Mei Xin. They also make Lao Po Bing but my family loves the Taiyang Bing so we stick with that. I think we didn't grow up eating these because our parents are from Taipei and these are a specialty of Taizhong. |
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Jessica@Foodmayhem said:
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I just called my mom and asked her why we never had the sun pastries and she says....cause I don't like them. She doesn't like sweet stuff, especially gooey stuff. haha |