LOCAL FOOD GUIDE

Lukang Ox-Tongue Pastry 鹿港牛舌饼

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Lukang Ox-Tongue Pastry is featured among the local specialties of Taiwan.

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Lukang Ox-Tongue Pastry (鹿港牛舌饼) is an elongated, oval pastry from Lukang (鹿港), Changhua (彰化). Its name refers to the shape, which resembles an ox’s tongue.

How it is made

The tourism authority describes the Lukang form as thick and rounded along its length, with an aromatic, soft wrapper surrounding maltose filling. It can be baked or pan-fried. The filling is described as sweet without being cloying.

Local bakers and history

The township’s account traces the pastry to a filling snack for manual labourers before it became a typical Lukang food. Its example, A-Guo-Shi (阿國師), makes the pastries by hand with maltose inside and four differently seasoned wrappers combining salty and sweet flavours.

China Revealed · Last updated 2026-10-07

Sources & reading

Written from the linked sources and fact-checked against them on 2026-09-30. Recipes and servings vary between kitchens.