Are you looking for food souvenirs or what we usually call “pasalubong” (in the Philippines) from Taiwan? Here is a short list of what we bought from our most recent Taiwan Trip (Sept. 25-29, 2024) aside from Pineapple Cake (or bread).

Boba Chocolate

When I was researching for best pasalubong or food souvenir prior to our trip, I didn’t come across a Boba Chocolate mentioned on any blog or video. It’s individually packed when opened which is priced around PhP320 at Shopee.

The taste is like eating a milk tea instead of drinking it. I’m not sure if it’s white chocolate but when you take a half bite, there’s a pearl or tapioca inside. It’s unique, sweet and very new to me. Will I recommend this, Oh Yes specially to those with sweet tooth and loves milk tea. This is a good find…ofcourse by hubby. 🙂

Mixed Mochi

Since there are Michelin Star Awardees of Mochi sellers in Taiwan, we decided to bring home and try this mixed mochi (not a Michelin Star though). There are five flavors to choose from and my top choice in order from most to least favorite – Sesame, Taro, Green Tea, Peanut and Red Bean are tie.

Nougat Crackers

I always thought that nougats are sweet and sticky that will always leave your mouth tired of chewing. Fear not! This nougat cracker is nowhere near that assumption. The saltiness of the green chive-flavored cracker goes well with the not so sweet nougat. It’s a good replacement for late night snack.

Egg Roll

This food souvenir is similar to barquillos we have in the Philippines except that this is softer and less sweet. If you hold this a little bit firm, you’ll easily crash it into pieces. We bought two variants- one with black sesame seeds while the other is original.

Pineapple Bread

Pineapple cake is well known in Taiwan and almost every “pasalubong” stall sells this. We’re initially looking for a “ChiaTe” Brand but can’t find it at Ximending/Ximen so we just tried this. Ofcourse the taste is not as good as those popular pineapple bread brands but this is not bad either. The price is cheaper, although I can’t remember but I’m pretty sure it’s not expensive. There are only 8 pieces per box in bite sizes. The crust is soft and crunchy and the pineapple jam filling is a balance of sweet and sour taste.

Boba Grain Snacks

‘Will update my take on Boba Grain Snack once I open it for tasting (stay tuned) 😍.

Coffee Flavor Nougat Cracker

Similar to the nougat cracker mentioned earlier, this coffee-flavored nougat biscuit is not on the sweet side. The coffee filling is not too strong with a hint of bitter taste. The biscuit is a bit firm and crunchy which is far from our “Hansel” biscuits (can’t find a good comparison). I can munch this instead of drinking coffee if I need to cut down my coffee intake.

Overall, I’m happy with these food souvenirs we brought home from Taiwan. These were all bought from 2 stores at Ximending.

If you have other recommendations, feel free to comment since we still consider going back in the near future. 🙂