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What do Taiwanese people eat in the summer?

The Taiwanese eat pineapples during the Great Summer.

Da Xia (大暑) is one of the 24 solar terms and the last solar term of summer. There is a saying that the small summer heat is not hot, but the big summer heat is three volts. In Taiwan, there is a custom of eating pineapple, which is the pineapple we usually eat, during the Great Summer. Eating pineapple means that it can bring good luck and also cool down in the hot summer weather.

Taiwan eating pineapple in the summer, during the summer, China's Taiwan has the custom of eating pineapple. It is usually used as a symbol of praying for peace and good luck and prosperous business. Pineapple is characterized by the fruit is rich in nutrients pulp, sweet with acid, eat up the mouth to stimulate the aromatic flavor. Pineapple in addition to raw food, and can be processed into canned food, preserves, pineapple crisp, brewing wine vinegar, pineapple can also reduce odor.

Taiwan food introduction

Pineapple pastry is one of Taiwan's famous traditional pastries, with a strong pineapple flavor, crispy and delicious, quite popular in Taiwan's tourist souvenirs. The production of pineapple pastry is based on the production of the crust and the filling. The crust is made by mixing and kneading maltose, glutinous rice flour, salad oil and water until it is completely sticky.

Daxi Dried Soybeans, a specialty of Daxi Township, Hsinchu County, Taiwan, is a delicacy made by hand with soybeans as the main ingredient, through tedious processes such as grinding, straining, boiling, squeezing, cutting, and drying. Daxi Dried Soybeans do not contain any preservatives or additives, and have a fragrant and soft taste, with the natural sweet flavor of soybeans.

Reference for the above: Baidu Encyclopedia-Taiwan