Pineapple Bun appears as a signature dish in 1 Hong Kong cities. See each city's local variant and where to eat it.
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 variant with a thick cold pat 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.
Where to eat in Hong Kong:
- Kam Wah Cafe Bakery
- Bakehouse
- Tai Cheong Bakery