Mainland Sister Communist Bandit Pastries () are a type of Taiwanese pastry sold in Chiayi City, Taiwan, with a second brand in Taoyuan. The snack is named after the term "communist bandit" (), an anti-communist epithet that the Kuomintang had used refer to the Chinese Communist Party. The owner of a Chiayi store who came up with the name had immigrated from China after having married a Taiwanese. After her customers laughingly called her both a communist bandit and a Mainland sister, thus becoming the full name for the shop "Mainland Sister Communist Bandit Pastries."
The pastry is made with a combination of pan-frying and deep-frying, filled with cabbage, carrots, glass noodles, and a soft-boiled egg. There is also a thinner and longer sweet version, hollow with no filling, but has the aroma of peanuts and sesame seeds.
See also Taiwanese cuisine History of Taiwan (1945–present) Anti-communism Martial law in Taiwan
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