• jaschen306@sh.itjust.works
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    3 months ago

    In Taiwanese the ULTIMATE comment about how good a dessert is “This isn’t very sweet.”

    How we describe something is too sweet is “Deathly Sweet”. Basically means it’s inedible.

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      3 months ago

      That’s cool!

      I looked up “Taiwanese desert” expecting to get a “404 Not Found”, but it looks like texture is the thing. (A lot of chewy or flaky or crispy things, instead of sugar.)

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        3 months ago

        It’s sorta a skill to be able to make a dessert taste good without the need for a abundance of sugar. So we are saying the baker is skillful.

        So instead of pure sugar, we value textures and a combination of flavors.