Random Thoughts

One thing I cannot resist is 雞蛋糕.  I don't think anyone can...

Everytime you pass by, you are hypnotized by its buttery smell.  Even if you do not feel hungry, you become hungry.  It tempts you, calls your name - till you finally surrendor, walk back to the street vendor, and say: "I want 3 please" or "老闆,我要3個."

You have seen how it's made a million times, but it never gets old.  You wait, patiently.

The moment the street vendor or 雞蛋糕先生 hands you the little brown paper bag, stuffed with your hot cakes, you can't help but feel a sense of happiness.  You know it's going to be goooooood.  A bite into the crispy skin, combined with hot chewy inside, is simply gratifying.

Who ever invented the 雞蛋糕, I give you all my respect.  This simple recipe is like Coca-Cola: timeless.   What a perfect marriage of taste, smell and texture... even the golden color.  The wonderful thing is, we are reminded for a brief moment, of the memories of our childhood...  how something so little and simple can make us feel happy and fulfilled.  so instantly.

Somethings never have to change.  Its secret recipe gives us a moment of simple pleasure, at only NT$25.