The sausage bun: a classic where I live. The sausage croissant: rare, but a classic. The flying sausage bun: BEST THING ON EARTH,10/10! The Coconut Cream Bun: Depends on the area, but still awesome. Not my favourite because of the cream. The Tuna Bun: *dead* translation: another 10/10! The Pineapple Bun: Meh The Sweet Potato Bun: it's not my favourite but it's good. The Pork Floss Bun: *revived* It's so good, it brings you back to life. The Roast Pork Bun: You either love it or hate it, prefer it dim sum style. The Taro Bun: It's not my favourite, I don't know how to feel about it. The Char Siew Pau: Depends on how you make it, I love it. The Sesame Ball: *dead again* It['s good enough to kill, but I prefer the sesame filling. The Egg Tart: meh, depends on the flakiness and the sugar level. My opinion on the buns from my childhood up until today.
Scientificunicorns :3 there’s a bakery near me that sells a Mexico pork floss bun, and it is bomb. Idk why they call it Mexican, th eonly difference is the outside of the bread is crispy, and the inside is a nice soft cake
I love the red roast pork buns. I have a few vegetarian friends who refer to those buns as the "mystery buns" due to not knowing what kind of meat it is.
As a hong kong people, we tried all sorts of buns since we were kid. And for me, now I only eat pineapple bun when I go to bakery, and there's only one rule eating pineapple bun - freshly baked. A freshly baked pineapple bun is 10x better, and if it's not fresh, I don't even bother to look at it. (also apply to egg tart, that feeling when u know u gonna burn yr mouth but u still eat the eggtart lol) I eat hotdog bun sometimes, only when I'm broke and hungry, because it's cheap and has protein lol
Have tou ever tried the ived fire pineapple buttery bun, it is a freshly baked pineapple bun with a little cut in the middle where u put a iced butter inside, and omfg it taste soo good
I know you don't like roast pork buns but my absolute favorite baked roast pork bun is from Hop Shing in Chinatown Manhattan. I promise you it's not red. Most of the time it still warm and chewy and delicious.
omg...each one of these looks sooo delicious, my mouth is watering. I am sure I would have a hard time choosing just a couple of them if I were there, cuz I would want to try them all haha
OMG. I love Chinese bakeries! I grew up just north of Toronto and I've gone to dim sum and bakeries my whole life. My favourite are egg tarts, bbq pork bun, the hotdog one is ok, coconut tarts, curry beef bun, I haven't seen some of these buns though, nice job.
the pineapple bun makes me think of japanese melon pan which is the same idea - basically a round bun that is baked with a buttery, sugary crust that starts to resemble the outside of a melon when it is done. personally it depends on the day if i can stomach them or not. sweet potato buns ARE SO SO SO GOOD and so is mochi with red bean filling! i will have to try that sesame mochi bun when i can!
REAL Czech kolaches are the fruit filled ones, but we Texans adapted them into what he was showing! I wonder if the hotdog he was showing is a true hotdog or more sausage-like like the kolaches we have.
What about the pineapple bun it is famous in Hong Kong. The outside flaky but inside is soft. Old wife cakes, green tea rolls. I had the hot dog in roll but had no way to split in half so ate the roll instead leaving rest hot dog intact it was funny.
The Chinese grocery near me has a fresh bakery and they make this weird bun with strawberry jam and pork floss. Yeah you read that right pork floss and it's awesomely sweet and salty.
I have yet to see a single bakery in Japan that doesn't have hotdogs, which I unfortunately started to hate as a child. The curry, sweet potato and red bean buns are great though!
I'm from Hawai and one thing. I can say is I understand the fact you don't like Taro. It's an item of food that takes getting used too. It's not really a potato more like the root and leaf and you grind it into a paste. Some people would let it ferment a bit and it would become sour which is a favorite of those who stick to traditional Hawaiian food. The pork buns here we call Manapuas. Basically charshu pork in a steamed or fried Chinese sweet bun. There aren't too bad but it just depends on where you get them honestly
Those all my childhood! Every time my mom bought me some of those I was very happy cause my family was poor at that time. Every time I eat that hot dog in the buns I always eat the buns first leave the hot dog to the end because its the best part. This video really let me reminder lots of my childhood. Make me wanna go back to China.T_T
+Phoebe Seitz Oh man, I feel the same way about the hotdog buns. We were poor too and having those buns would be a rare treat, but I'd eat the buns first then savour the hotdog slowly haha. Definitely brings back a lot of memories!
If you use subtitles, the first sentence he says is "...hey guys Chinese people love butts especially people from southern..." That is hysterical! I love you man.
really? Really? Chinese bread is almost like cake; if it is a dessert item its supposed to be sweet. American (or European) bread is not supposed to be sweet and it isn't
DanielJJ not bread, I was talking about deserts like cakes, pies etc.:) Bakery should not be limited to bread right? Maybe I am wrong. Bread is fine. Even though deserts are supposed to be sweet, too sweet for me. I think most Chinese will agree. We don't eat that much sugar. When I taste sweet, you may think it is bland. And there is no such thing as Chinese bread...If you are talking about steamed buns/bread, in northern China, they are not sweet at all, no sugar what so ever; in southern China, they are slightly sweet, so slightly that you will consider them bland.
No, I was not talking about the steamed buns, which seem to be more authentic Chinese cuisine. No, I'm talking about the Chinese imitation western bread, comes in a very rectangular loaf and is horrible bread. Like I said, desserts are supposed to be sweet, but bread, like regular sandwich bread is certainly not supposed to be sweet, but in Chinese bakeries (in Canada and China and Korea, for that matter) they are very sweet - like I said its like cake
never had those "bread" haha. American bread is fine. But deserts are not... As a native Chinese, I will never eat something that sweet, even for deserts. My sweet tolerance level is not high. If those things exist, I'm certainly not a customer:) I was shocked when I first saw the annual average consumption of sugar in America. Our tastes are totally different.
There are some native Chinese cuisines that are traditionally very high in sugar - Shanghai for example. North American cuisine, except for desserts don't have a lot of sugar (unless you are talking about preprocessed foods - then you get a ton of salt and sugar) And it seems in Korea and China, most of your snacks (and I mean chips and junk food, not street food) are sugary instead of salty as they are over here. So, we just have our sugar in our desserts while you (a large %) have it spread out in your other foods
When I once got a tuna bun, my dad asked me what it is. I told him not to worry, because I knew he would love it so much. My mom accidentally told him and...he ate the rest of the bun.
my fave is the caterpillar bun i had in the local Holiland back home- its like a flat and really long eclair with criss-crossy stripes on it, and its filled with custard its awesome
how can you not like pineapple buns？it's like the king of buns! pineapple buns need to be eaten hot and toasty while the cookie shell on top is still crunchy，try it with a piece of cold butter inside, it's HEAVEN
These are the Chinese version is always dense as the filling is comprised only of a simple red bean paste, densely packed into a ball shape. Personally I've never called this mochi... The Japanese version of this filling is indeed very light and airy, but: The red bean filling is made with red beans, sugar (or maple syrup or honey), and rice flour.
I wouldn't have thought of that, but while it might appear weird to some other nations, the first two buns are common items in Greece as well (the term we use for all such buns filled with sausage is "λουκανικόπιτα" - literally "sausage pie").
I went to a chinese bakery in manhattan's china town the week of Chinese New Year and it was so full and no one spoke english so i just pointed at the pineapple buns and they were DELICIOUS and warm. If it hadn't been so busy and chaotic i would have looked around for other things to try but the pineapple bun is amazing, so so amazing, love the coating on top, the color, and how soft the bread is. Love this video for introducing me to more things i can order next time i go to a chinese bakery. You're a cool guy Mikey.
Yes, these are the best videos. All I Have known of chinese food has been rice stir fry And the Generals Chiken dish. Who knew there are bakeries with meat in the buns. It is all amazing! Love it. Bean paste and sweet potato in buns, also.
I'm married to a Chinese for more than 11 years and now we are living in Shanghai for 2 years... My problem with Chinese bakeries is... I'm German. Germans love their bread. Chinese bread isn't bread, it's (SWEET!) cake mixed with some salty stuff in it. Not my cup of tea. (I guess Americans are used to eat sweet bread all the time. Not so much German people. Our bread normally doesn't have any sugar in it!)
the 2 first buns with hot dog aren't really chinese buns, don't know what bein serve in US but in France you find those in regular snacking or bakery but not in a chinese one
as someone who's been to Hong Kong, they do have the hot dog buns there in all the bakeries and they are very popular. I can't speak for mainland China though.
We use to have a Chinese bakery in town. I liked their roast pork buns and melon buns. I visited a Japanese bakery in Chicago and I liked their curry buns and bacon stuffed french bread.
In New Zealand the bun with cream and coconut its kinda reminds me of what we call a Cream Dounut. The Difference is the bread is slightly fired then covered in icing sugar then filled with fresh cream and dollop of jam.
John Charles lol maybe not that extreme, but someone who loves when I make food with this kind of entusiasme. My husband usually loves my food, but I wish I got this response to my food xD
I love good food, and I always make sure I show my appreciation to the chef for all the time and effort they put in to making my meal! Oh yeah, and I love love love nice sweet buns...
The hot dog in a bun are kolaches or sausage rolls. We get them in the US @ bakeries that usually sell donuts. That one had quite a bit of bread & instead of hot dogs, they’re usually smoked sausages.
There is a Korean bakery that I love to go to. They have the absolute best red bean paste buns in DFW. Not too sweet, light and fluffy and not sticky. They're amazing :)
When you did the video about the Pasteis de nata it made me really curious about the Chinese ones. Thank you for making a direct comparison of the two.
that's also called "char siu" and if you are familiar with Hawaiian food, char siu is definitely the term. I think in Hawaii the same buns are called manapu'a. if you go to Fayda, which it looked like you did, they have zhongtze -the lotus wrapped kind. they also have a char siu and meat pie with really flaky crust. those are really good. and the corn mayo and ham bun. love that one.
ALOHA, I would like to say that taro in chinese buns could be made better by adding coconut milk and condense milk to give the taro a better taste and consistencies...not to mention taro (certain ones) have many healing properties that you might want to research to put a smile on you face when you eat it...but loved your video, first time I seen your video...Good Luck...
i like to microwave my cream bun lol..i love how the melted caramlized cream taste on the bun. and very rarely a baked pork bun from a bakery will be good. i have found one place in san francisco which i think is the best for baked pork buns even though it isn't as good as it use to be lol
Strictly Dumpling I really liked this video! I would love to see a video showing the best places to eat in Chinatown, or a video of a newbie's guide to REAL Chinese food, an introduction or primer so to speak. So a person could maybe get by on their own? Perhaps a series, like intro to types of dumplings, types of noodles, etc. I would love to know what dishes are more traditional and what dishes have been over Americanized. Thanks! I love this channel.
If you're in Japan next time, look for bakeries that allow for all you can eat on site. Chinese bakeries got its influence from Hong Kong and Japan too.
The pineapple bun or polo bao is name that way it due to the fact the top of the crust looks like a pineapple, and normally they have roast pork filling in them rather than just plain. And for Portuguese egg tart, its sweet and have black burn marks on top is due to they adding sugar on top of the custard during baking to let the sugar to caramelize. My favorite bun so far is the coffee bun. And the best in Singapore in made by a shop call Roti Mum.
In nz we have alot of Asian bakeries I love eating the first sausage bun he had, the cream bun is a fav, the pork buns too but I love the bbq pork buns, and I love the mochi ones too.
I've never eaten at a Chinese Bakery. Mikey when I come to to NY. I will follow you, Dan and Yi anywhere. The food looks unbelievable and hanging out with you guys would be soooo fun.
OMG. I LOVE the egg tarts, pineapple bun, and the cream filled one😍😍. I use to make my mom get them for me all the time when I lived in China! so many memories. and food...
