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minus-squarejaschen306@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·3 months agoIn 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.
minus-squareunderline960@sh.itjust.worksOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·3 months agoThat’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.)
minus-squarejaschen306@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·3 months agoIt’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.
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.
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.)
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.