Xian-mai taros cake

Features ：
With 37 years of history, operated by the second generation of the family; the company has been hosting the Christmas gingerbread house activities for five consecutive years, even in the year of the September 21 st earthquake. Taro grown in Da-Jai are with rich amounts of vitamin B, C, fibers, calcium, phosphorous, iron and other nutrition; and the taro taste good no matter how you cook it. Shan-Mai Crispy Taro Cakes were baked with traditional techniques and this is why the cakes are with good taste, look and scent. It is crispy outside, with lots of filling inside, soft but not filthy. Some even gave it a beautiful name as the- Purple Rose.
Features of Shan-Mai Crispy Taro Cakes are:
1. only 40-50% of the selected taros are abstracted to produce the cake.
2. Baked instead of deep fried; this makes the product healthier and less greasy.
The crispy cakes are with lots of fillings and crunchy crusts, soft and sweet. Purple thin layered rose petal like crust gives the cake a romantic flair; intense scent and the fine taste makes the cake melt in your mouth! Crispy and crunchy with a rosy appearance, this is the Da-Jia Sha-Mai Crispy Taro Cake!

Introduction ：
From year 1998, taro was over produced in Da-Jai, farmers in the area were worried about not being able to sell all the crops. Master Ah-Tzong who was always interested in food innovations started using taro as pastry ingredients. Pastries were made from taro, in the shape of taro and the purple rosy colored pastry became the most beautiful blooming flower in Da-Jia since.

Soon after its local fame, media coverage of the pastry made it well known to the general public; thus another bright future of Da-Jia taro business was created by Master Ah-Tzong. Master was happy and often said that the success of taro cake not only created a bright future for farmers in Da-Jia, but also saved his own business: Shan-Mai Food Corp.

The famous Shan-Mai Da-Jia Crispy Taro Cake was first created by Master Ah-Tzong by using the selected taros from Da-Jia. The cakes were vegetarian, 100% handmade with pure vegetable oil. Taro abstracts which was about 45% of the selected taros were made into the cakes, thus the cake was with crispy skins, lots of filling, sweet but not filthy, and no artificial preservatives were added. The cake was also named “Shan-Mei Purple Rose” because of its layered rose petal like crust.

 

Open Hours ： 8:30 AM. ∼ 10:00 PM

Transportation ：
By Bus ：
From Taipei , take the bus at the North Bus Station to Da-Jia and get off at Da-Jia, Taichung . Buses operated by Taichung Municipal Transportation or Fung-Yuan City Transportation also provide bus routes to Da-Jia.

By Train:
Take the train and get off at Da-Jia Train Station. After leaving the station, turn right onto Chung-Shan Road and go straight, make a left on Wen-Wu Road and the store is down the street.

By Car:
Take Province Route 1 and drive into the city at 150 KM . Take Chung-Shan Highway , take Shan-Yi Exit and get onto county route 13, after passing Ho-Li, turn onto county route 132 to get to Da-Jia.

Guide Services:
Da-Jia Main Store
Phone ： 04-26883677
Address ： 38 Wen-Wu Road , Da-Jia, Taichung

http://www.smai.com.tw/index2.asp

Remarks ：

Product Introduction
•  12 flavors of products are offered, including: taro, yam, green tea, veggie & mushroom, and the Q-series: Taro-Q, Yam-Q, Green tea-Q, Taro/Yam-Q, Energetic grape seed flavor, tomato, taro/egg yolk and low fat taro.
•  The signature “Shan-Mai Crispy Taro Cakes” are 100% hand made, vegetarian, produced daily and no artificial preservatives added. The cake was made from natural taro abstracts. Crispy Yam Cakes were made with golden yam fillings made out of the red yam from Da-Du Mountain area; The Q-series are special for its extra chewy texture.
•  Crispy cake gift boxes comes in different sizes, box with 12 cakes, 15 cakes or 20 cakes are served. Crispy Taro Cake is the most popular product in the store, and we also provide a combo gift box which include 4 flavors: Taro, Yam, Green Tea and Veggie & Mushroom. The Q-series are made with an extra layer of a moji and it has been pretty popular in the marketplace because of its unique texture. All products are with ZERO artificial preservatives and should be consumed in 3 days under room temperature; product can be preserved for another 7 days if kept in refrigerator. To maintain the freshly baked crispiness, product can be heated in oven for 3 to 5 minutes at the temperature of 170 degrees.
•  Fillings ： Crispy Taro Cakes are with 100% natural taro paste as filling. Fillings with taro/moji/Egg yolk/yam are also available. Moji is chewy in texture and the egg yolk taste salty in b alan ce to the other sweet fillings; in echo to the “healthy” trend, we also produce low fat Crispy Taro Cake, it has a lower level of fat, sugar, and calories compare to the regular taro cakes; low fat taro cakes are with 148 cal each and the regular taro cakes are with 227 cal each; there is a 79 cal difference. Other products include yam, green tea, veggie & mushroom and taro/yam cakes.
Note on period of preservation: All Shan-Mai products are with ZERO artificial preservatives and can be preserved under room temperature for 3 days; product can be preserved for another 7 days if kept in refrigerator. Product kept in the refrigerator will taste like ice cream while serving. To maintain the freshly baked crispiness, product can be heated in oven for 3 to 5 minutes at the temperature of 170 degree and it will taste like just made.