The Pizza Hut Taiwan Grass Turtle Pizza is being launched by the QSR brand in celebration of the Qingming Festival (AKA Tomb-Sweeping Day) as a menu item perfect for consumers to enjoy this spring.
The pizza, referred to as the Grass Turtle Pizza with Cheese-Stuffed Snake, consists of a pizza that looks like a turtle with a snake across its shell. The pizza is inspired by the caozaiguo green dumpling that's served in celebration of the Qingming Festival and features sautéed shredded radish and rice with feet stuffed with a sweet red bean filling. The pizza is rounded out with a puff pastry snake filled with cheese.
The Pizza Hut Taiwan Grass Turtle Pizza is inspired by Xuanwu, which is one of the Four Symbols of the Chinese constellations that represents the north and the winter season.
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