Pineapple Bun

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Title

Pineapple Bun

Subject

Food, Hong Kong Food, Bun, Pineapple, Boh Loh Bau

Description

Hong Kongers call the pineapple bun 'boh loh bau'. Its name contains 'pineapple' not because it contains pineapple, but because of a special baking technique that makes the skin of the bun resemble the skin of a pineapple. The top of the bun is made from a crunchy cookie-type dough while the bottom half is made from a simple bread dough that is a little sweeter than Western bread. For one type of the bun, it is sliced in half and served hot with a slab of butter melting in its middle. Price range: $10-$15. Popular places to buy the food: Bakeries such as 'Cheung Chau Bakery', cha chaan tengs.

Creator

Unknown

Date

June 2014: the Hong Kong Government listed the pineapple bun as one of Hong Kong's intangible cultural heritage.

Relation

Cha Chaan Teng

Format

Made with sugar, egg, flour and lard

Type

Physical Object

Identifier

pineapplebun_01

Coverage

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1940s to present

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UUID

509eafb1-7421-4b80-8529-8d886e69a697

Files

Pineapple Bun.jpg

Collection

Pastries

Citation

Unknown, “Pineapple Bun,” Food Culture in Hong Kong: CCCH9051 Group 40, accessed January 19, 2025, https://learning.hku.hk/ccch9051/group-40/items/show/5.

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