Fuzhou Ancestral Pepper Cake — Restaurant in Zhongzheng District

Absolutely fell in love with this pepper bun place during our foodie weekend in Taipei! 😍✨ It was our second stop, and we waited in the summer heat for our freshly baked pepper buns—each one handed to us piping hot! ☀️🥵

Brought them back to the hotel and as soon as I took a bite, I was honestly amazed. It instantly made me trust that all Taiwanese food must be delicious! 😋🇹🇼 The crispy outside with that juicy, steaming meat filling and a touch of pepper flavor… every bite was just perfect—so flavorful and dreamy! 🌶️🥟💫

It was the only spot on our whole trip that we visited twice because my daughter said it was her #1 favorite thing she tried in Taiwan! 🥇👧🧡

Waiting in the July heat for those just-baked buns was totally worth it. Thank you so much for such an unforgettable treat! 🙏✨ Would come again in...

Firstly, the bun may be overrated as the filling and the dough are not coming together as a dish. I’d rather feel that I ate the dough and the meat separately as the filling’s always sliding away from the bites I took. For examples of merging fillings and the dough well, 龍門胡椒餅 in Sanchong and 大黃胡椒餅 in Shezi are recommended for visitors who’d like to taste foods that all ingredients coming as a dish.

Second, the boss was not honest with the time the customers had to wait. They told the foods ready in five ministers while it took 15 minutes I thought. It didn’t matter if he’d just told we had to wait 15 mins but the dishonesty wasted customers time. Lastly, the price about 10 dollars more expensive than the average counterparts. I’d not buy it a gain anyway at this price. Doesn’t think...

After watching Shokugeki, I have dreamt of tasting these pepper buns. And wow they do not disappoint. The flaky, chewy goodness of the pastry encases a juicy, fatty piece of meat mixed with spring onions and pepper. The toasted sesame seeds add the extra umami to round out the flavour of this delicious snack. They have been Michelin Bib recognised for a number of consecutive years (and actually deserve this rating, especially compared to some other places with the recommendation).

The long line moves quickly and is very efficient. You can watch them hand make it whilst waiting in the line and they are baked in big drums.

Price is $65 NTD each as of Jan 2025. Highly recommended

They also have a store at RaoHe St Night Market (which typically has an outrageously long line but...