Saturday, May 16, 2015

Wheel Pie – A Must Try Food in Taiwan

What is Wheel Pie?


Wheel pie is a common street snack in Taiwan, similar to the Japanese snack, Imagawayaki. It’s often sold by street vendors. Look for vendors with little “wheel” looking baking molds. That’s probably it. They usually start their business in the afternoon at 3 pm or 4 pm. But I have had luck at as early as 10 am. So look around when you travel in Taiwan. You can easily find one on the street.

It is made of starch and fillings. The most common fillings you would find on the street are cream, red bean, sesame, and pickled radish. Pickled cabbage, taro and peanut are popular too. As stated in our website, quality food plays a very important role in our daily life. Food industry is extremely competitive due to a large population of foodies with spoiled taste buds.

This little wheel pie is a good example.  Although it’s a small pie, street vendors thrive to compete on the ingredients and baking techniques. A popular vendor can attract a long line of people waiting for the fresh made wheel pies.     

New Wheel Pie Flavors

Wheel Pie - A must try food when travelling in Taiwan
Clockwise from the top left: Fillings of
meat, Oreo, curry, and cherries
Recently a trend of innovative fillings in this classic Taiwanese snack swirls in the local market. From fresh fruits like banana, cherries and strawberries, chocolate, Oreo cookies to eggs, curry and… MEAT..?! .. Yup, that’s right. And people like it! It’s kinda like the idea of ice cream topped with bacon. It tastes better than it looks. LoL.

It is best to eat it fresh. But if you are travelling us, we could arrange a delivery for you. Check out our adventure menu today. 

Picture source:  737 Wheel Pies  and Fushiki 

How to make Wheel Pies?

Not travelling to Taiwan any time soon? No worries! Try these wheel pie recipes at home and see how it comes out! We have never tried these recipes so we are very curious if it actually works. If you do try it out, please let us know. Write us an email or leave a comment below.

Recipe #1: A blog post in English

Recipe #2: A 10-minute YouTube video in English and Japanese


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2 comments:

  1. Richard C. LambertFebruary 18, 2019 at 10:33 PM

    Thanks, that was a really cool read! https://foodyoushouldtry.com/

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