These bao have a reputation which precedes them. In fact if you google 'best bao in Melbourne' these rank up the top. (If you google 'best naked bao in Melbourne'...well, I hope your pop-ups are disabled). Again, I digress...
At $1.80 - they are very cheap...er...economical.
In rush hour there is a very high turn over. These babies are very, very fresh. Sat in a steamer which fits only 10 or fewer, they are flying out the door. Literally. Accordingly, getting in the door and to the counter at lunch time is no mean feat. There is a little bit of Shanghai here - I was pushed aside several times by those who prefer to eschew the queue. That was fine, it gave me time to appreciate the full range of fantastic snacks on offer.
Small but really good ratio of filling to dough. The dough was soft and pliable and only mildly sweet. Overall the dough had a really good fresh texture. This dough has that nice sheen on the outside.
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| the outside |
So to the filling - I am happy to say it is in good quantity. There is a very well balanced amount of sauce to meat. For me the meaty flavour of the roast pork is important - in these little beauties clear flavours of cha siu are evident. The sauce balance
is sweet but with a tang. Really. Really. Good.
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| innard to outard ratio is good |
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| sauce to meat ratio also good - that's appetising right? |
