Tainan Far Eastern Group joins hands with Japan's Chiba boutique 'CROISSANT' to win awards, leading the way to listing

        From now until September 30th, Far Eastern Group Shangri La Hotel in Tainan has teamed up with Kensuke Hashizume, the second-generation operator and head chef of the Japanese Chiba bakery "Stone Kiln パン Workshop CROISSANT", to launch 17 professional breads, including multiple award-winning masterpieces, at the first floor "The Shop", with prices ranging from NTD 90 to NTD 280 each. The first floor "Lobby Lounge" is simultaneously launching the "Taiwan Japan Joint Afternoon Tea", with NTD 1080+10% per person. Each item is limited to daily supply, and the actual sales content is subject to on-site announcements. For details and reservations, please contact: (06) 702-8856.

        From Curry Bread Championship to Winning in 2026

        The curry bread developed by Qiaozha Qiandian won the highest gold award in the curry bread competition and East Japan fried curry bread category in 2023 and 2024, and won the overall championship of the 10th Anniversary Championship Competition in 2025; In 2026, he won the "Professional Baking Store Product Group Award" at the California Raisin Baking New Product Development Competition with the song "Coffee Grape Crescent Can Be Praised". This exchange and cooperation with the restaurant's fragrance workshop baking team aims to provide more consumers with the opportunity to taste these award-winning works.

        Three representative works - Champion Curry, Award Winning Prayers, and Popular Raw Toast

        

        The "Japan's Highest Gold Award Curry Bread" has a crispy golden outer layer and a soft, chewy inner layer; The filling is made by simmering chicken bones, Australian beef, and shiitake mushrooms separately without adding water. Then, beef ribs, beef tendons, chicken, and various vegetables are added and simmered over low heat. The "Coffee Grape Bent Moon Hymn" dough is made with French AOP fermented cream and Japanese Meiji Hokkaido fresh cream, kneaded with coffee and wine soaked raisins, and controlled through folding, fermentation, and baking to form a crispy layer, blending cream aroma, coffee bitterness, and dried fruit sweetness and sourness. And 'Happy Life Toast' is a popular product in Chef Hashimoto's Japanese shop, using an exclusive recipe to present a soft and moist texture with milk and wheat aromas. It can be tasted directly or baked and paired with cream or jam.

        In addition to the above-mentioned products, this series also includes European and French bread, sandwiches, Danish and Japanese bread. Among them, the "soup seed rice stick" combines the soup seed method with the Japanese fruit Rice noodles, presenting a crispy outside and soft inside taste with rice flavor; "Cooked Ham Carmen Bell Apple French Sandwich" selects Changhua Huatian Xi swine "Carrot Pig" to make ham, which is matched with Carmen Bell cheese and apples; Salt Flower Cream Pineapple "is made from Japanese Showa wheat flour and soft soup seeds, wrapped in salt flower fermented cream.

        Other items include: Hakata Prince France, Onion Bacon Cheddar Cheese France, Bean Milk France, Mixed Grains Yogurt France, Garlic Shrimp French Sandwich, Grapefruit Pepper Tender Chicken Bison Sandwich, Showa Bison, Chocolate Coaster Spiral Crispy Roll, Caramel Nut Danish Balls, Japanese Salt Flower Cream Bread, and Multi Grain Hokkaido Milk Bar.

        Taiwanese Japanese joint afternoon tea, staff bread, and restaurant dessert table mate

        The limited edition "Taiwan Japan Joint Afternoon Tea" was created by Chef Qiao Claw and the restaurant's pastry chef Xu Yuxin. It is based on the concept of a Japanese Bakery Caf é and combines professional bread, savory pastries, and exquisite desserts from the restaurant. The main course can be a garlic flavored fresh shrimp French sandwich or a matured ham Camembert apple French sandwich, paired with mini curry bread, mini Showa croissants, and cranberry scones; Desserts include: Summer Mango Cream Pudding, Pistachio Turpan Berry Crispy Balls, Caramel Lemon Tart, and Mini Citrus Madeline, paired with selected tea drinks or coffee to create an exquisite afternoon tea experience.

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