Sick of eating zongzi during the Dragon Boat Festival? Yanshicheng introduces three flavors of "zong bread"

▲Bread-made zongzi. (Photo / Provided by Yanshicheng)

Tourism Center / Comprehensive Report

Sick of eating zongzi during the Dragon Boat Festival? This year, Chef Zhu Baiyan of Yanshicheng replaces glutinous rice with bread dough, wraps it in bamboo leaves, and freshly bakes it into zong bread, now available in limited quantities. The bread uses natural turmeric powder and purple sweet potato powder, and the fillings are carefully selected from local Taiwanese ingredients, crafted with exquisite handiwork to create one-of-a-kind zong bread. Each set of zong bread is priced at NT$149, including one each of Daikon Zong, Curry Zong, and Taro Zong, plus a complimentary matcha red bean ice zong. Limited daily supply.

Among the three new flavors of zong bread, the Daikon Zong features dough that has been fermented at a low temperature for a long time, wrapped with a savory shredded radish filling, then wrapped in bamboo leaves for fermentation before baking. The baked crust carries a refreshing aroma of bamboo leaves. The Curry Zong incorporates turmeric powder into the bread and is filled with Indian-style curry, bringing a rich and bold curry flavor that excites the taste buds. Meanwhile, the Taro Zong is made with natural purple sweet potato powder, and is filled with nutritious taro and sweet potato.