A nǎiyóu sū bǐng () is a buttery flaky pastry made into a thin circle. It is a speciality food in the
Dajia District
Dajia District () is a coastal suburban district in Taichung, Taiwan. It is located on the northwestern corner of Taichung. The climate of the region is Sub-tropical, and the average temperature is roughly 24 degrees Celsius. In March 2012 ...
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Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...
. The dough has many layers, of which each is very thin and crisp. The filling is composed of butter and
maltose
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Maltose ( or ), also known as maltobiose or malt sugar, is a disaccharide formed from two units of glucose joined with an α(1→4) bond. In the isomer isomaltose, the two glucose molecules are joined with an α(1→6) bond. Maltose is the two- ...
. A typical nǎiyóu sū bǐng has a diameter of approximately and a thickness of about . There is also a smaller variety with a diameter of approximately .
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Taiwanese pastries
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