Hong Kong dim sum restaurant’s Western style BBQ Pork Bun

Char Siu Bao  (叉燒包)  or Steamed BBQ Pork Bun is the well-known dim sum in Hong Kong’s restaurants.

 

Most Western diners like the bun’s fillings.

But quite a lot of them may not like the outside of the bun, the marshmallow-like steamed dough.

Actually Western diners can try the Western style Baked BBQ Pork Bun in the local restaurants.

 

Frank the tour guide is going to show you the details of this Western style food in the Chinese restaurants.

Western style baked BBQ pork bun…
How to order?
Size…
Appearance…
Fillings…
How to eat?

 

Frank often orders the Western style BBQ Pork Bun for Western clients.

Western clients, especially the youngsters and kids, are more familiar with and fond of it.

 

Clients can also experience Hong Kong’s “East meets West culture” through the Baked BBQ Pork Bun during the included local dim sum lunch in Frank’s full day Hong Kong private tour.

How to order?

Diners mostly can find the Baked BBQ Pork Bun (叉燒餐包) (Char Siu Chan Bao) on the long dim sum menu.

Diners can order the bun through the list.

 

A lot of restaurants try to sell the hot and fresh buns to diners proactively.

Thus waiter push the trolley with the mouth-watering buns in the restaurants to attract the hungry diners.

 

Diners can pick one from the trolley.

Size…

Local restaurants’ Baked BBQ Pork Bun is larger than the bite-size shrimp dumpling and pork dumpling.

But it is smaller than its counterpart in the local bakery.

 

There are three buns on one plate mostly.

After enjoying them, diners still have room to eat more.

Appearance…

The appearance of the Baked BBQ Pork Bun is completely different from the traditional white in color Steamed BBQ Pork Bun.

It really looks like its counterpart in the bakery.

 

Mostly the chefs brush some honey on the golden brown and crispy top of the buns.

Most diners, especially the kids, like this gimmick very much!

Fillings…

The fillings of the Western style Baked BBQ Pork Bun are very similar to the fillings of its Chinese counterpart.

 

The diced BBQ pork is mixed with the oyster sauce, dark soy sauce, diced onion etc. to make the sweet and fragrant paste inside the bun.

 

The main ingredient is the Chinese Sweet BBQ Pork.

Frank the tour guide likes the lean BBQ pork.

 

Most people like the fat one.

How about you?

The diced onion in the fillings makes the bun more appetizing and shows its Western origin.

How to eat?

Diners should eat the hot and fresh Baked BBQ Pork Bun to get the best taste..

 

It is no need to add the sauce.

But please beware of the very hot fillings!

If the buns in the trolley are not hot enough, the waiters are very willing to reheat the buns for the diners.

It only takes about 30 seconds to make the buns hot and tasty again by the microwave oven.

It takes much longer time to reheat the Chinese style Steamed BBQ Pork buns by the steamer.

Frank the tour guide likes ordering Baked BBQ Pork Bun for clients

Frank the tour guide often orders the Western style Baked BBQ Pork Bun for Western clients during the included local dim sum lunch in his full day Hong Kong private tour.

Frank understands that the Western style buns are more suitable to the taste of some clients, e.g. youngsters and children.

Through eating Western style Baked BBQ Pork Bun in a local Chinese restaurant, clients can also experience the “East meets West” culture in the international city Hong Kong.

This just reflects the goal of Frank’s private tour, helping clients to taste the local Hong Kong culture!

For further questions, please contact Frank