W100xL230xD40mm, China
On your birthday if someone made you a cake in the shape of a turtle, you will probably thought they taking a piss at you. However, the “red turtle cake” is a special birthday sweet for the Chao Zhou, Fujian, Taiwan area, the sweets are made to be given to friends and family at the celebration of birthdays, for the new born or birthday of the land god. The red colour is a symbol of happiness and the turtle a symbol of longevity.
If you cannot wait till birthday to try it out, they are also use a celebratory food for Chinese New Year.
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