CnC Living Recommends: {Restaurant Review} SunnyHills Bakery for Taiwanese Pineapple Cakes and Hotpot at Shaburi

May 10, 2012
There are a few famous Taiwanese foods (besides their street food at the night markets which is so fun to eat!) Otherwise, two of the most authentic and affordable Taiwanese eats are hotpot (or huoguo) and pineapple cakes.  I went to a few of the more famous restaurants for these treats and wanted to share my experiences.
What is hot pot?  It is basically shabu shabu or fondue or food you boil yourself.  It can be a fun individual or group meal.  You order a list of raw foods based around a type of meat – usually fish or beef.  Then you order your stock which can be light or spicy.  Your soup selection is brought to you along with vegetables (cabbage, enoki mushrooms, etc.) and starches (handmade noodles and fish dumplings – they are better than they sound and not fishy!)  It is SO fun just chatting with friends while leisurely cooking your meal.  You get to create your own dipping sauce as well (mmm for sacha sauce with dried shrimp!)  It is a cool, somewhat healthy way to eat out.

We went to Shaburi which is in ATT 4 Fun (who named this mall?) and has a really great ambiance.  It is a little pricier, but comes with salad and dessert as well.  You can save a little by going a la carte as well though sesame ice cream is definitely a great way to end this meal!

899 NTD (about $30)
ATT 4 Fun mall

To be honest, I never loved pineapple cakes.  Some brands were too greasy, others were too sweet.  But SunnyHills Bakery sets itself apart.  First, there are the ingredients: this international cast of ingredients includes butter from New Zealand, flour from Japan, and free range eggs as well as organic pineapple from Taiwan.  This adds up to a simple, flakey, and perfectly sweet (not too sweet) cake.  The second draw of the bakery is the location.  It is based in a quiet, tree-lined residential neighborhood in Taiwan.  The environment is artistic and chic and I loved the random art work throughout the place.  You can order cakes to go and the bakery will invite you to sit down for a complimentary cup of tea and a pineapple cake (two cakes for the price of one – score!) The last two pictures are from the website because I quickly devoured my cake and there was none left for photos!

350 NTD for 10 cakes (about $12)
No. 1, Alley 4, Lane 36 Section 5 MinSheng East Road, Songhan District

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  • MizzJ May 10, 2012 at 06:25

    Mmm they look so yum! I’m not too big a fan of the pineapple cakes as well as I find them too sweet, but next time I’m in Taiwan, I will try to remember to go here 😉

  • honey my heart May 10, 2012 at 08:10

    i am now craving some shabu shabu!! and must try some sesame ice cream.

  • Joanne Faith May 10, 2012 at 11:16

    You know what.. I don’t think I have ever tried Taiwanese food!

    I am interested in sesame ice cream. It sounds like it would be awesome in the kind of way green tea ice cream is!

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  • Sam May 10, 2012 at 11:48

    I have never tried Taiwanese food before, in fact, I don’t even think that we get it here! This post was a cuisine education for me 🙂

  • MOSAMUSE May 10, 2012 at 12:21

    i like the name of the mall lol sesame ice cream looks great
    nice post!…now im hungry! 🙂
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  • rolala May 10, 2012 at 13:42

    I was totally drooling over this post! I lived in Taiwan as a child and hubby is Taiwanese so we are big fans of Taiwanese food. Our family and friends who come back from there usually bring us pineapple cakes from Chia Te but I will have to make a request for SunnyHills Baker next time. Better yet we need to go ourselves 🙂

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  • Kim May 10, 2012 at 13:53

    I’ve eaten shabu shabu but never hot pot – it looks delicious! And I’m intrigued by pineapple cake – I’ve never tried one of those either. One of my favorite parts of traveling is eating at new restaurants – great post!

  • shooting star May 10, 2012 at 16:55

    the food looks yumm…although i may never visit this plc 🙂

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  • Fashion Tales.... May 10, 2012 at 17:55

    What a delicious looking post. I cannot have the pineapple cakes, because of generally how sweet they are. I’ve had some Taiwanese cuisine. This place sounds nice, especially when they offer complimentary tea. 🙂 I love tea.

  • Mary Jo at TrustYourStyle May 10, 2012 at 18:26

    The presentation of all the food is so beautiful! I will have to try Taiwanese food very soon!

    xo Mary Jo

  • Mary Jo at TrustYourStyle May 10, 2012 at 18:27

    p.s. What are those gray colored ice cream cones? I’m intrigued!

    xo Mary Jo

  • Krysten @ Why Girls Are Weird May 10, 2012 at 21:32

    Oooh yummy!

  • Johanna May 11, 2012 at 01:31

    I’ve never seen sesame ice cream. Wow. How does it taste?

  • huda May 11, 2012 at 04:22

    wow reallly looking yummy
    getting hungry

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  • daisymay aka Chantele May 12, 2012 at 15:31

    Oh we went to one of those boil your own food places when we were in china! It was god fun, althoug I wasnt that impressed with the food itself it definitely was an experience!
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