Cuteness is very important in Taiwan. It's visible in the adorable corporate mascots of major businesses, in the smiling plastic toys sold at 7/11, and in the mannerisms of little children, groomed to be adorable. And it was visible in this cake, a slice of a chocolate roll decorated to look like a tiny log cabin. I should point out that cake in Taiwan is generally not very good. This one, for example, was more spongy than rich, with a sugary cream frosting that had almost no chocolate flavor. At least it was kind of cute, right?
Monday, July 28, 2008
Taiwan Treats: Log Cabin Cake.
Cuteness is very important in Taiwan. It's visible in the adorable corporate mascots of major businesses, in the smiling plastic toys sold at 7/11, and in the mannerisms of little children, groomed to be adorable. And it was visible in this cake, a slice of a chocolate roll decorated to look like a tiny log cabin. I should point out that cake in Taiwan is generally not very good. This one, for example, was more spongy than rich, with a sugary cream frosting that had almost no chocolate flavor. At least it was kind of cute, right?
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I agree with you, the westernized looking desserts never live up to their adorableness. I would rather have a sesame ball with red bean paste. Those taste better to me.
Is it wrong of me to want to eat my way out of that tiny log cabin?
i find that whole obsession with cuteness ocasionally quite annoying, but mostly really endearing. Like the 50 year old woman in my office who had a Hello Kitty handbag, and all those t-shirts for sale with random texts like "cute strawberry love you 4-ever". Love it.
Thanks for sharing this useful information with all of us.Keep sharing more in the future.
Have a nice time ahead.
Ah! I bought the exact same shelves from Target and had the EXACT same problem! I actually tore up my receipt from Target, rolled it into a few small balls and shoved it in the holes on the back of the shelf. Worked like a charm. Great minds.... :)
Susan Graham
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