The pork chop bun is a fried pork chop laid across a bun that is crisp outside and soft inside; it is a Macau specialty, called the Macanese version of a hamburger; in Hong Kong we have verified places to eat it in Hong Kong. Start with where to eat Pork chop bun (Zhu pa bao) in Hong Kong.
Pork chop bun (Zhu pa bao) · Hong Kong
The pork chop bun is a fried pork chop laid across a bun that is crisp outside and soft inside; it is a Macau specialty, called the Macanese version of a hamburger.
The pork chop bun developed in Macau in the mid 20th century, where Chinese and Portuguese cooking met, and is widely believed to be inspired by the Portuguese bifana pork sandwich. Tai Lei Loi Kei, a Macau eatery established in 1968, is often credited with making it a regional specialty, and it has become one of Macau's best known street foods, locally called a piggy bun. Macau is about an hour by ferry from the Hong Kong Macau Ferry Terminal in Sheung Wan.
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