TAIPEI (TVBS News) — Long Fong Tarng (龍鳳堂) Bakery claimed victory Friday (Sept. 5) at the New Taipei City Egg Yolk Pastry Festival (新北市蛋黃酥節) awards ceremony organized by the New Taipei City Government. The bakery's black bean paste egg yolk pastry dominated the classic category, while Fu Chuan Bakery (富川麵包坊) earned second place with its jujube paste creation. Yuh Fuh Bakery (裕馥西點麵包店) rounded out the top three with its gold medal egg yolk pastry.
The competition showcased two distinct categories this year: Classic Egg Yolk Pastry and Creative Egg Yolk Pastry divisions. Nearly 60 bakeries submitted entries, with judges selecting three winners from each competitive category. Huang Pi-yu (黃碧玉), deputy director of the city's Economic Development Department, attended the ceremony and thanked the New Taipei City Bakery Association (新北市糕餅公會) for advancing the local baking industry's growth and development.
Tower Lucky (塔吉節慶蛋糕) captured first place in the creative category with its innovative peach delight egg yolk pastry. Long Fong Tarng Bakery secured second place with its cocoa treasure creation, while Chin Chyau Co. (金蕎食品有限公司) claimed third with its crispy honey red tea variety. Huang Pi-yu highlighted New Taipei City's rich baking heritage, noting how the festival demonstrates the seamless fusion of traditional techniques with modern innovation.
Long Fong Tarng's winning black bean paste egg yolk pastry showcases a golden flaky exterior encasing a salted duck egg yolk center. The carefully crafted filling combines low-sugar black bean paste to achieve the perfect flavor balance. Tower Lucky's creative peach delight pastry incorporates Muzha Tieguanyin tea from Taiwan into the bean paste, complemented by peach fruit filling and shaped into an authentic peach form with an oil-based crust.