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| Traditional Chinese: | 太陽餅 |
| Simplified Chinese: | 太阳饼 |
Suncake is a popular Taiwanese dessert originally from the city of Taichung in Taiwan. Cuisines in Taiwan ( POJ: Tâi-oân liāu-lí have several variations Dessert is a course that typically comes at the end of a meal usually consisting of sweet Food but sometimes of a strongly-flavored one such as some Cheeses The Taichung ( is a city located in west-central Taiwan with a population of just over one million people making it the third largest city on the island after Taipei Taiwan ( Taiwanese: Tâi-oân/Tāi-oân (historically 大灣/台員/大員/台圓/大圓/台窩灣 is an Island in East Asia. It is made of flaky pastry with sweet fillings. They are normally packaged elaborately and meant to be given as gifts.
Many different pastry stores claim to be the "original" store that first produced suncakes. The pastries have become popular souvenirs for people visiting Taichung. In addition to the many stores that sell them, suncakes may also be purchased aboard trains passing through the Taichung area. A train is a connected series of vehicles that move along a track ( Permanent way) to transport freight or passengers from one place to another
The creator of the suncake is Mr. Chin-Hai Wei. The suncake is a very common pastry that goes with Chinese tea, and its original name was "malt sugar cake". Later on the name was changed by an unknown seller who opened Sun Patisserie. Another possible version of the name comes from its shape since it resembles a Japanese sun flag.