Barli ginkgo dessert (MYR2.50) with a Sang Yuk Bao (MYR1.70) for breakfast
I was told by my friends to remove the outer layer of "skin" from the bao before eating it. Do you do this too?
The meat filling is very compact and I have to slowly eat it to remove any fatty bits from the filling. I have a photo of all the fatty bits that I removed but I am not going to post it here. I like eating char siew bao (BBQ pork bao) better.
I do the peeling too. A friend used to work in a Pao mass production factory, she said the buns were left for quite a while before packaging, and you never know what might come into contact with the surface (skin), could be cockroaches or flies. So better peel it off to be safe.
ReplyDeleteThat's what I was told too but sometimes I don't peel the skin especially if I eat in proper restaurant dim sum place.
DeleteYou know you live in 1Malaysia right? Even a proper restaurant is not a guarantee of things being done the proper way.
DeleteBetter stop planting doubts in your head, hahahaha XD
Haha, I will take my chances. No, no worries, I know the risk of eating out. :)
DeleteOoooo...the filling looks really good. My missus peels off the skin, not me. In fact, I love it! The smoothness, the texture as opposed to the roughness of the skin once peeled.
ReplyDeleteWhy does she peel it off? Does she ask you to peel it off too?
DeleteAbout peeling off the pau skin, I never do it lastime, but now I do it, hehe, dunno why also.. Lastime I just pop the whole thing in my mouth timmm, no peeling or whatsoever.. I like both char siew pau and sang yok pau, both my favourite..
ReplyDeleteWho was the one who asked you to peel?
DeleteColleagues I think.. Or maybe I always see ppl peeling it then I also fatt hau wana peel kua, hehe..
DeleteHaha, definitely NOT fatt hau,
DeleteI think peeling off the skin is for hygiene reasons. The paus may have been handled by unclean hands. But hee..hee...I don't peel it off.
ReplyDeleteSometimes I peel and sometimes I don't depending on where I am eating those baos.
Deletebarley ginkgo and sang yok bao for breakfast!! ah, this is a nice combination.. I like this!!
ReplyDeleteTaste good, yes!
DeleteI do peel the skin of the pao.. first for hygiene purpose.. second also to test how fresh the pao is, if you can peel it easily means it's fresh, else probably steamed for days already.. anyway, I only do this in Malaysia~~ :)
ReplyDeleteOh, I do not know this. Thanks for sharing.
DeleteYes i usually do that .
ReplyDeleteAll 3 of you?
DeleteYes, I remove the skin too.. and if they peel off nicely, that means it is fresh... I think I cannot finish one sang yuk.. half is fine with me.. :)
ReplyDeleteThis is not tai pao. The size is like tao sar pao wor,
DeleteThe filling on the pau is very compact. I like that. Sometimes I peel off the outer skin. Sometimes lazy I just eat like that. lol.
ReplyDeleteYou are like STP. He also likes the compact filling.
Deletei prefer sang yuk pao rather than the gigantic tai pao..
ReplyDeletesometimes I peel the skin...depends also...sometimes I jst munch straight away.
But what about sang yuk pao vs char siew pao, which one do you prefer?
DeleteThank you for not posting pic of pork fat pieces. :p :p
ReplyDeleteYeah heard about removing the skin but lazy to do it. The pau is steamed already so germs mostly gone mah. And the stomach is used to street food anyway.
You are welcome! :D Good that you have trained your stomach to be strong. :)
DeleteYes we remove the skin of the pau too :)
ReplyDeleteEven in restaurant like Han Room? Unless you don't order paos there. Actually I am not even sure whether they sell paos there.
DeleteI like to eat the bao skin. Smooth and soft. Char siew bao is still my favourite!
ReplyDeleteDo you make your own baos too?
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