While in actuality the fruit which tops a tart masks a cream filling that is higher in calories than most other desserts, no one really seems to mind. Twenty years ago, knowledge of how to make fruit tarts was limited to the foreign chefs in international hotels.
水果塔傳入自由中國台灣已有廿年以上的時間，只是過去市面上不容易見到，只有國際性大飯店的西餐部，為服務外國顧客，特別從美、法等地請來的洋師傅才懂得做，可說是高級食品。