Can you guess what these steamed buns were filled with? It looked like this:
I have no idea what it was, but it was delicious! It tasted like custard. Sweet, sticky custard. But I’m not sure. It was a tasty treat served to us in a restaurant in Hong Kong.
Why it didn’t occur to me and my friends to ask the restaurant staff, I don’t know. Must have been the MSG slowly wiping away our memories… just kidding. 😛
Perhaps you know what it is?
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vanessa
April 21, 2008 at 3:59 pm (16 years ago)I haven’t encountered those HK buns, but I’m familiar with the local version of custard-filled buns. They’re called PASTEL, and they’re the staple pasalubong from Cagayan de Oro or Camiguin. They’re fillings range from custard to ube to many more flavors. =)
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Jayme
April 21, 2008 at 5:55 pm (16 years ago)Pastels are yummy!
This pic also reminds me of the yellow creamy goodness inside a Spanish bread. Now, I’m getting hungry… 😀
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Ruy
April 21, 2008 at 6:03 pm (16 years ago)Hmmm, from what I see, it looks like I can finish 5 of those easily! It looks like the sun hidden inside a bun. Hehe…
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odette
April 22, 2008 at 12:28 am (16 years ago)that looks very yummy!!! it looks like siopao from the outside, but what a surprise to find sweet goodness on the inside!
pastel is very delicious too, yes.
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Jo Ann
April 22, 2008 at 8:48 am (16 years ago)Well, it might be good not knowing what it was. Coz if you do, you might not like it anymore. Isn’t that the way it is with other kinds of food? We like it at the beginning and then when someone tells us what kind of food it is, we wish we can throw it all out from our tummies. But I have to say, from the picture, it does look yummy!
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abby
April 22, 2008 at 9:32 am (16 years ago)at first glance i would have said pork buns. but yeah, custard buns are good. natakam tuloy ako sa egg custard!
rolly
April 22, 2008 at 9:44 am (16 years ago)Must be custard. Looks like it to me. You know the saying, if it quacks like a duck, looks like a duck, it must be a duck.
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Argie
April 22, 2008 at 9:57 am (16 years ago)wow. i would love to try these out … does anyone know the cantonese or mandarin name? if not, i’ll see if i can ask for a custard filled bun … sarap!
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ibyang
April 22, 2008 at 11:49 am (16 years ago)my guess would be custard…i’ve seen those here in Sydney too. but was never interested whenever we eat at Chinese restos here, parati kasing pork bun ang trip ko.
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jeanny
April 22, 2008 at 12:55 pm (16 years ago)I love siopao and that makes me want to eat one but I want the same filling as what you have….yummmm
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blue rose
April 22, 2008 at 1:10 pm (16 years ago)it looks like siopao from the outside.
i like pastel…
watson
April 22, 2008 at 1:24 pm (16 years ago)Mukha ngang pastel!
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Meeya
April 24, 2008 at 7:00 am (16 years ago)i haven’t tried those pastels yet, though i also drooled at the mention of spanish bread, haha! i’ll put that in the list to eat when i’m back home.
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Hiro
April 29, 2008 at 11:54 pm (16 years ago)its custard:)
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sardonic nell
April 30, 2008 at 3:31 am (16 years ago)i believe it’s custard. i’ve had that in the past sa isang chinese buffet. masarap nga yan 😉
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