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Pineapple bun · Hong Kong

Pineapple bun (bo lo bao) is a sweet Cantonese bread roll with a crackled sugar crust on top, named for the resemblance to a pineapple skin; bo lo yau is the cha chaan teng version with a slab of butter sliced inside.

Pineapple buns were invented in 1960s Hong Kong cha chaan teng, with the crackled crust made of sugar, lard and egg yolk baked on top of soft milk bread. Kam Wah Cafe on Bute Street, opened 1973, sells about 5,000 a day. Bakehouse Wan Chai adapted the form with sourdough for the modern era; Tim Ho Wan's Michelin-starred polo-bun-baked-char-siu hybrid is the most-copied 2020s adaptation.

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