U.K. Baker Gives Hong Kong’s Classic Pineapple Bun a New Twist

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Growing up in London, Aaron Mo found a connection with his culture through Hong Kong buns. He started a bakery to share his love of these breads. People love his version of pineapple bun, his cats, and his quirky sales technique - where he doesn’t make it sound the best, but folks love his honesty anyway.
Shop address: Ong Ong Buns, Seven Dials Market, London, WC2H 9LD
This is the seventh episode of our latest “Mean Street Gourmet” series about mom-and-pop stores across the Chinese diaspora. In the next episode, we visit a family that’s been making crispy Taiwanese fried dough sticks for 30 years in Australia.
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@Goldthread Год назад

Do you have any creative bun ideas🍞? Also, if you’d like to support Aaron in rebuilding his business, here’s his GoFundMe page: gofund.me/476c7bb6

@pabloschultz5192 Год назад

Link doesnt work (for me(

@Trainandfoodlover8381 2 месяца назад

Caramel Pineapple Bun

@treesaxie Год назад

The guy seems really genuine and he's working really hard. That's really commendable, and that's the kind of business you should support.

@bejopurnama6671 Год назад

I really wanna give this man a big , awkwardly long hug

@Vablonsky Год назад

His take on the pineapple bun incorporates the coconut-based filling from the cocktail bun, another Hong Kong favorite. He's combining elements from what are arguably Hong Kong's two most beloved buns. It's an ingenious move, frankly. I wish him the best. He deserves much success for all the time and effort that he's put into his business.

@BenjiSun Год назад

he should try some of the other fillings like we do in Hong Kong with our crossovers, the main one being salted egg yolk "lava" (it's amazing in a croissant from Urban Bakery, but also there are already pineapple buns with filling like 流心菠蘿包: Butter-Lava-Pineapple-Bun from Anchor Home Chef website by Anchot butter). also 紅豆菠蘿包 pineapple bun with red bean paste, 叉燒菠蘿包 pineapple bun with bbq pork filling, 有菠蘿餡的菠蘿包 pineapple bun with actual mashed pineapple filling, ...

@Vablonsky Год назад

@@BenjiSun He seems like a guy open to new ideas; so, I wouldn't doubt that he might come up with some new kinds of pineapple buns for his shop. And, the ones you described sound impressive. They seem like logical extensions; but, from what I've seen, they don't appear to be widely available outside of Hong Kong. The pineapple bun cha siu bao hybrid seems to be the most popular.

@Vablonsky Год назад

@WallyCooksEverything Год назад

I am so happy for Aaron's success. Hopefully someday I can visit his shop and buy a bunch of pineapple buns and meet him.

@Yosaphina Год назад

I love the cocktail (gai mei bao) bun filling, and the addition of the pineapple topping just amps it up. Yummy.

@aquaman12187 Год назад

Not really new to those who have been raised on HK bakeries… but maybe new in London. Congrats on his upcoming success nonetheless.

@s._3560 Год назад

Bolo buns are staples selling in all London Chinatown bakeries. They do resemble "Tiger bread loaf" in UK except that is salty.

@jrmint2 Год назад

its sounds like a "gai mai bao" and "pineapple bao" hybrid? which is the best of both worlds frankly.

@kevwwong Год назад

That's what it looks like. A bolo gai mai bao - pineapple cocktail bun. Pretty common in Toronto, but might be unique in the UK. Best of luck to him though - cannot be easy running a Chinese bakery with things they way they are right now.

@bojack3827 Год назад

That coco cream filling is genius!!

@YYTwice Год назад

This aint no new twist. Many dimsum places have Pineapple buns with custard even tho its rare. these are called 菠萝奶黄包

@ItsAnDeex3 Год назад

Not only dimsum places. They have it in every bakery. There's only where they cut it and add butter in the center. One with red bean targeted for older Asian's. One you just said custard filling. Even ones with crushed almonds. There are more I haven't tried but then again Europeans are difficult people. So this is new to them but old to us. Europeans are and will always be out dated on everything not European related.

@mellow-jello Год назад

Here in Toronto, we have several filled Pineapple buns (traditional custard, coconut, red bean, savoury fillings.) First bakery to do this was Lotus Bakery in the early 80s with a pineapple custard, even had chunks of pineapple. Sadly went out of business at the end of the decade. Glad to see a following of pineapple buns in the UK.

@marvinsulzer8258 Год назад

Freshway supermarket sells freshly baked ones with Char Siu Bao filling. That's pretty typical but still my fave.

@kumbackquatsta Год назад

this guy is brilliant. bring us a part 2. i want to see some of the malay stuff too

@Arekusan678 Год назад

He genuinely looks like a quirky and fun guy.

@s._3560 Год назад

He is catering to popular Asian taste. However Westerners generally prefer salty bread, with seeds, grains etc. Coarser textured bread and not pillowy white bread. They also don't eat much sweeten breads nor breads with filling. It isn't what they are use to nor actively seek out.

@GygaxGirl Год назад

I've had these in Chicago's Chinatown for many years. I make pineapple buns with coconut, too.

@enokiy Год назад

1:55 bro surely loves it 😂

@angelitotiapson1461 Год назад

Nice!!!

@AndrisLelisTravelChanel Год назад

1:51 sweet, crispy

@wayeni2969 Год назад

I like it

@Syzygyzzz Год назад

Would be good with pineapple curd stuffing.💛

@TheCMM72 Год назад

I will eat pineapple bun whole year lol as well as all other buns. Much more interesting than western bun.

@wric01 Год назад

It's to utilize egg yolks for crust while egg whites for cake.

@tesuyi Год назад

is the address in the description still correct? or has it moved to Covent Garden?

@nearestyoutube Год назад

No. Description looks wrong. Definitely saw it in Seven Dials Market in Covent Garden area

@santolify Год назад

Miz Cracker!

@roandcheetoh Год назад

i came to the comments to see if someone else noticed! i'm so glad someone did!

@themrgumbatron Год назад

Add oil

@iggytsang4326 Год назад

@Terrakinetic Год назад

Brioche pineapple bun? That's sweet on sweet (on top of more sweet with the custard filling.). 3:59 It's so weird hearing him ooze that droll tired Londoner accent mixed with the typical Cantonese aura. Well in any case, all the luck to him to all in all his endeavors.

@jrmint2 Год назад

It’s not a brioche, Chinese pastries are very soft moist and tender; also there’s no butter in the dough.

@Terrakinetic Год назад

@@jrmint2 He said Brioche 1:25

@calvin3798 Год назад

@@jrmint2 can confirm there’s milk and butter in the dough. Not one drop of water

@videowatcher6246 Год назад

The cookie crumb on top has salt in it that helps balance it the sweetness. And coconut custard has a savoury flavour. Yes, sweet but different levels of sweetness not sugary. Asian baked goods are generally less sweet than western.

@kervinchong7798 Год назад

Japanese Melon Bun with a twist, elsewhere in Asia is more commonly known as Polo bun with any cookie dough topping a bun. Best wishes to his business.

@dracokaiser Год назад

The pineapple bun is vaguely similar to the Latino concha pastry

@ot7stan207 Год назад

It’s probably inspired by the trade during the height of Hong Kong. Chinese bakeries also have a bun called mexico bun which is basically a concha but a thinner crust.

@dracokaiser Год назад

@@ot7stan207 you might be right!!!