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Wu Pao-chun | |
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吳寶春 | |
Born | (1970-09-05) 5 September 1970 (age 54) Neipu, Pingtung County, Taiwan |
Education | Master's degree |
Alma mater | National University of Singapore |
Occupation(s) | Baker, entrepreneur |
Awards | Coupe du Monde de la Boulangerie |
Website | www.wupaochun.com |
Wu Pao-chun (Chinese: 吳寶春; pinyin: Wú Bǎochūn, born 5 September 1970) is a Taiwanese baker best known for winning the title of Master Baker in the bread category of the 2010 Bakery Masters competition held in Paris. Wu is also known for a rose-lychee bread he created which includes Taiwanese ingredients such as millet wine, rose petals and dried lychees. He is the founder of the bakery chain Wu Pao Chun Bakery.
Biography
Wu was born in Pingtung County, Taiwan, and he grew up in an impoverished single-parent family as the youngest of eight children. In 2016, he obtained an EMBA degree from the National University of Singapore.
References
- ^ Loa Iok-sin (2010-03-14). "Taiwanese baker wins industry's top prize in Paris". Taipei Times.
- The archives of the Bakery Masters
- Taiwanese pastry chef wins 2010 master baker competition
- Country Bread Boy is Toast of Paris
- Famed Taiwanese baker rejected at home tries NUS