Western and Eastern Cakes and Pastries Gourmet Recipe Series Chinese-English Contrast

Author: Ouyang Renshi
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Publish Date: 2000-03-01
Features: Cakes, by definition, are a type of pastry originating from Western countries, while dim sum is a specialty of China. Due to the advancement of modern transportation, rapid cultural exchange between East and West, and the result of global immigration, the production of cakes and dim sum has evolved from traditional regional specialties to international ones. Today, many cakes and dim sum have become indistinguishable as to whether they originated from the West or are native Chinese products. This is because many pastry chefs often use Western-style pastry crusts to complement Chinese fillings. In terms of production, there are also combinations of "Westernizing Chinese" or "Chineseizing Western" techniques.