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title: Cheng Zu Pepper Bun
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journey: https://karigurashijourney.com/en/episodes/hsinchu/
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# Cheng Zu Pepper Bun

Places we stopped along the way　/　Hsinchu, Taiwan

A pepper bun shop founded in 1941 that began in Wanhua, Taipei; the Beimen Street shop is the Hsinchu main store. Besides pork and beef, there are kimchi-pork and cheese versions. I bought one bun to eat on the spot.

No. 81, Beimen St., North District, Hsinchu City, Taiwan

## This moment in the journey: Pepper buns from an old shop

Lunch, part two: a snack from a popular pepper bun shop. Cheng Zu Pepper Bun on Beimen Street is an old shop whose sign says it was founded in 1941. Beyond a row of scooters, I was handed a piping hot bun in a paper bag.

The crust was covered in sesame seeds. The sesame aroma and the peppery filling were irresistible. I turned the corner past the signboards and walked on, admiring an ornate old building.

![The Cheng Zu Pepper Bun sign and a row of scooters](https://karigurashijourney.com/img/hsinchu/s63-1200.jpg)
- Sources: https://supertaste.tvbs.com.tw/review/330716

Read this scene in the full journey: https://karigurashijourney.com/en/episodes/hsinchu/