Wu Pao-chun (, born 5 September 1970) is a Taiwanese

baker A baker is a tradesperson who bakes and sometimes sells breads and other products made of flour by using an oven or other concentrated heat source. The place where a baker works is called a bakery. History Ancient history Since grains ha ...

best known for winning the title of Master Baker in the bread category of the 2010 Bakery Masters competition held in

Paris Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. S ...

.Taiwanese baker wins industry's top prize in Paris
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lychee Lychee (US: ; UK: ; ''Litchi chinensis''; ) is a Monotypic taxon, monotypic taxon and the sole member in the genus ''Litchi'' in the Sapindus, soapberry family, ''Sapindaceae''. It is a tropical tree native to Southeast and Southwest China (t ...

bread he created which includes Taiwanese ingredients such as

millet wine Millet wine () is a common wine in East and Southeast Asia. It is also the oldest wine in Taiwan and a traditional beverage of Taiwanese aborigines. It is often used in harvest festivals, as a symbol of harvest. Cultural background For aborigi ...

, rose petals and dried lychees.Famed Taiwanese baker rejected at home tries NUS
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Biography

Wu was born in

Pingtung County Pingtung County is a county located in southern Taiwan. It has a warm tropical monsoon climate and is known for its agriculture and tourism. Kenting National Park, Taiwan's oldest national park, is located in the county. The county seat is Pin ...

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, and he grew up in an impoverished single-parent family as the youngest of eight children. In 2016, he obtained an EMBA degree from the

National University of Singapore The National University of Singapore (NUS) is a national public research university in Singapore. Founded in 1905 as the Straits Settlements and Federated Malay States Government Medical School, NUS is the oldest autonomous university in the c ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wu, Pao-chun 1970 births Living people Bakers People from Pingtung County