Pineapple Bun (bor lor bao) & Pineapple Comparison (Why’s it called Pineapple Bun?)
March 10, 2009 · Posted in Asian Treat, Baked Goods, Cheap Eats, Chinese Dessert, Chinese food, Dessert, Dim Sum, Fast food, Pastries, Uncategorized · 1 Comment
So you want to know why Pineapple Buns are called such? It’s a simple explanation but it seems sometimes it is lost in translation.
Pineapple Bun (bor lor bao)
Pineapple (courtesy of timesonline.typepad.com)
The original way of creating the crust of the Pineapple Bun is to make diagonal cuts across the surface. After baking, it looks like the surface of a Pineapple. This method is sometimes lost due to individual bakeries. The bakers probably don’t bother and slap the crust on since most bakeries make it so cheap (under $1 usually) and lots of it, where as high end bakeries will charge 3-5x more for it.
