And what makes their pineapple cakes different than the rest? Traditional methods use lard for the pastry. They use butter from New Zealand, flour from Japan and Taiwanese eggs from some brand called Sunny Eggs that raises their chickens to bear eggs while listening to classical music. The filling is also from Taiwanese pinapples grown on Ba Gua Mountain. Sounds good? But how does it taste?
Opening the package, the pastry is lightly brown-yellow in color. It is crumbly and soft with a clear taste of the butter used. It was more like a shortbread than a traditional Chinese pastry.
The filling was a good ration of filling to pastry. You could also see the shreds of pineapple which is good as most other brands tend to make the filling more pasty. It was slightly sweet and tangy. It was wonderful complement to the oolong tea that was provided. The tea, I should note was of a really good quality as it was not bitter and clensing to the palate.
Of course, their logo is cute as buttons.
Purchase of a box of pineapple cakes is not a requirement. But I did buy one to share. They sell a box of 10 for $190. It comes in a small burlap bag. I was informed by the staff of the expiry date and no refridgeration was needed, followed by a polite thank you.
Inside holds a cardboard box with their extremely cute logo.
Inside the box are 10 neatly packed pineapple cakes. Included is a gift card and information pamphlet that is in Chinese. A good option for gift giving during something like Chinese New Year.
I'm not sure how long this way of sampling will last in Hong Kong. I know in their other shops, they do offer samples in this exact same way. But the people who actually lined up (yes, there was a line) for a seat to sample, only one other person purchased anything. The rest treated it as a cafe, chatting with their friends as they munched away and then left. I am curious if this will continue in the months to come.
鳳梨酥 夏顏（$190/1盒。10件）
包裝上畫上了一個公仔及寫上了「微熱山丘 sunny hills」，跟小朋友的塗鴉有幾份相似，另一邊則印有營養標籤，原本四四方方質感厚實的鳳梨酥，小小的一件卡路里竟高達201.5，實在嚇人，不過美食當前，就不理了！
四四方方的鳳梨酥表面呈淡啡色，外皮較為厚實，與一般入口鬆化的質感有所不同，口感較脆，有點像曲奇皮，但只帶淡淡牛油香，味道沒有相像中的香濃
「夏顏」意思是只以6.7.8月採收的鳳梨先煮再以低溫煮熟，慢長的製作過程令鳳梨味更為突出。切開兩半看看，鳳梨餡呈橙黃色，看得到一絲絲的菠蘿纖維，味道較甜，細嚼時發現黏黏的鳳梨餡充滿了一絲絲的鳳梨絲，吃落相當有口感，鳳梨味亦十分香濃，相信這個正是賣點所在，吃過後覺得相當滿足呢～
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