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Wu Pao-chun

呉寶春　/　ご・ほうしゅん

Baker from Taiwan

September 5, 1970 (age 55)　・　Pingtung County, Taiwan

Pingtung County
baker
entrepreneur

My Take

What gets me about Wu Pao-chun isn't the trophy from Paris, impressive as a world bread title is. It's that he refused to win by erasing himself. He folded millet wine, rose petals and dried lychee, the flavors of his Pingtung childhood, into a loaf that beat the best in the world. That's confidence most chefs never reach: instead of chasing French perfection, he made Taiwan the answer. Add a man who went back to university later in life, and you get someone driven less by ego than by relentless craft. I respect bakers who insist their roots belong on the plate.

Overview

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.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Wu Pao-chun
Name (Japanese): 呉寶春
Reading: ご・ほうしゅん
Born: September 5, 1970 (age 55)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Virgo / Dog
Origin: Pingtung County, Taiwan
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: baker / entrepreneur

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: National University of Singapore

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/wupaochunsg/
Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%91%89%E5%AF%B6%E6%98%A5

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