Comments on: Make Your Own Bo Lo Bao/Pork Chop Sandwich at Ying Du

By: hungry

hungry — Thu, 21 May 2009 16:40:49 +0000

I made this at home after reading the post. I bought the bun and cooked my own pork chop (asian style). It may be wise to flip the top of the pineapple bun so the sugary “pineapple” won’t fall off. Or smash it in with a fork like a lot of people do. Btw, it was awesome!

By: avisualperson

avisualperson — Thu, 21 May 2009 06:08:40 +0000

get gangster; make the asian beef patty: curry puff thing (the half-moon pastry) and a pineapple bun (cracklin on top); cut the bun in half and stick the curry puff (ga-lei-gao) into the bun and dig in. serious.

By: T.C.

T.C. — Wed, 20 May 2009 23:23:14 +0000

@Zach – Cool. I’ve been to Ping’s before. Their dim sum is pretty good. At most dim sum places, I usually avoid the desserts and buns. Especially those tiny versions of what a real bun at a bakery should be. Haha.

They look like the pineapple custard buns I’m used to, minus any pineapple chunks. Now I’m wondering if there are any chinese bakeries that make a regular sized one for sale. One can only hope there is.

And I was actually picturing more of a warm pineapple pie-like filling, but maybe that’s too weird? Then again, they bake the pineapple buns filled with roast pork, red bean paste, etc.

By: Zach Brooks

Zach Brooks — Wed, 20 May 2009 22:40:36 +0000

In fact here’s a link…

http://newyork.seriouseats.com/2008/06/bo-lo-bao-pineapple-buns-pings-chinatown-manhattan-nyc-new-york.html

By: Zach Brooks

Zach Brooks — Wed, 20 May 2009 22:39:48 +0000

@ TC they have buns with real pineapple in them during dim sum at Ping’s in Chinatown. Actually, I didn’t realize that pineapple bun is what people called custard buns. I thought pineapple buns were the ones with pineapple, and custard buns were the ones with custard…

By: T.C.

T.C. — Wed, 20 May 2009 22:33:28 +0000

Yea, I’m surprised the pineapple custard bun has become a limited edition item when plenty of peeps will buy it. I have to explore chinatown for them sometime. At Fay Da, I always end up getting the Kaya Bun (pineapple bun with coconut jam filling) one. It’s not as good as the pineapple custard bun. Not sure if Tai Pan bakery has it either.

Anyone ever eaten a pineapple bun with real pineapple filling (as the bo lo bao eaters know, there is no real pineapple whatsoever in the bun. It’s only called pineapple bun thanks to the look of the bun)? I’d like to try that if any bakery sold it.

By: sandra

sandra — Wed, 20 May 2009 21:13:13 +0000

Yeah, what is it with the custard bun shortage? I’ve recently been to both Flushing and Chinatown and had no luck. Fay Da on 34th never seems to have them either. WTF?

By: Conrad Logic

Conrad Logic — Wed, 20 May 2009 18:11:06 +0000

Looks dangerous, but I’ll hit that.

By: Yvo

Yvo — Wed, 20 May 2009 17:53:57 +0000

I have trouble finding the custard filled ones lately (anywhere)… I always buy it all excited and then it’s just a damn plain one. Fail.

By: pearlie69

pearlie69 — Wed, 20 May 2009 17:41:19 +0000

They definitely have bo lo bao in the mornings. I’ve tried them…and there seems to be all sort of varieties. I got a reg bo lo bao and one filled w/ custard. The custard filled was yummy. The reg bo lo was a little under-baked and still tasted like raw dough. =(