The 101 of the puff pastry world—Taiwan’s oozing puff tower you can’t get without a reservation

▲ Puff Tower. (Photo / Reposted fromLittle Yuan Coffee, same below)

Travel Center / Comprehensive Report

Dubbed the 101 of the puff pastry world, HowToTrip’s Little Yuan Coffee in Taichung has launcheda “Puff Tower,””stacking 15 cream puffs and offering three different flavors. Each small puff has a rich filling that bursts in your mouth, plus there’s a crisp layer of caramel on top—sweet but not cloying. Want to try it? You’ll need to make a reservation first!

▲ The puff tower making process involves boiling, dipping, and attaching caramel.

The process of making the puff tower is elaborate. Each one requires boiling caramel, dipping the puffs, and attaching the caramel—only then is the puff tower complete. With the caramel heated up to 160 degrees Celsius, every step must be done extremely carefully, as getting burned by hot caramel really hurts. That means it can’t be done too quickly, and because the sugar threads melt easily, it can’t be pre-made. The shop aims to serve customers the most perfect puff tower possible, so don’t forget to reserve in advance!

In fact, the puff tower is a French dessert symbolizing celebration and festivity, often used in weddings and banquets. Therefore, the shop also offers different themed puff towers according to various holidays, such as a mini Christmas puff tower and a wedding anniversary puff tower.

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