Pineapple Bun (菠萝包 Bo Lo Bao) — Hong Kong Bakery Institution
Hong Kong
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Bo lo bao (菠萝包, literally pineapple bun — despite containing no pineapple, the name refers to the crackled, golden top crust that resembles a pineapple's skin pattern) is the most iconic product of the Hong Kong Chinese bakery (bing jia, 饼家) tradition. A soft, slightly sweet yeasted bun with a crisp, buttery, crackled sugar topping, it is eaten in the morning with butter (a thick slab of butter inserted into a split hot bun — the butter melts slightly from the warmth of the bun), with hot milk tea (nai cha, 奶茶), or at any time as a snack. It is an emblem of Hong Kong's hybrid food culture — a Chinese bun with a Western pastry-style topping.
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