Pineapple Cake

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I love pineapple cake. The best pineapple cake comes from Taiwan. Whenever friends or relatives visit Taiwan, I would ask them to bring back as many boxes as possible. Typically the ones you get in local Asian supermarkets are not as fresh and don’t taste as good. On my last trip to Taiwan, I made a special trip to 佳德 (ChiaTe) Bakery and picked up 5 or 6 boxes of pineapple cake to bring home. I know people were staring at me on the MRT. Their current price list has 20 pieces for NT$600 or USD20, so about $1 a piece.

Since ChiaTe pineapple cakes have short expiration dates, they’re hard to find in the US. Occasionally, Costco would also carry pineapple cakes (not ChiaTe) and my parents have bought some in the past. I had a craving today so I went to Costco’s website and found out they have pineapple cakes from 新東陽 (Hsin Tung Yang). They are also a pretty well know brand from Taiwan. They also have a US website that sells their products, including pineapple cakes. The packaging is a bit different but I think it’s the same product that Costco is selling. HTY is selling a box of 16 for $13.99, while Costco is selling three boxes for $32.99 or ~~$13~~$11/box. Since Costco has free shipping, I went and order from Costco. So sometime between 3-5 days, I’ll get a shipment of 48 pineapple cakes!