Chinese bakery

Visit these Chinese Bakeries for the best pineapple buns, dim sum, and mooncakes this city has to offer.

If you aren’t too familiar with Chinese bakeries, especially the ones in Vancouver’s Chinatown, I created a very short and sweet guide to help you savour and enjoy all the treats Chinatown has to offer.

What's the deal with egg custard tarts and Chinese sponge cakes? And just what exactly is a pineapple bun? Here's your essential guide to the great wide world of Chinese bakeries.

After sampling countless sweets from dozens of bakeries, we've found the best buns, egg tarts, and cakes that Manhattan's Chinatown has to offer.

A Chinese Christmas cake recipe.Snow Skin Mooncakes have become very popular. Known as Bing Pi Yue Bing/冰皮 in Chinese, snow Skin Mooncake is believed to have originated in Hong Kong (although some argue that it’s from Singapore). It has become increasingly popular in Chinese bakeries, as well as in family kitchens thanks to its diverse appearance and simple cooking procedure. Chewy mochi is wrapped around sweet fillings, as opposed to traditional pastry. Try our recipe!

Kristina Cho shares recipes for turnip cake, egg tarts, and pineapple buns from her new cookbook Mooncakes and Milk Bread

Dim sum-style Hong Kong egg tarts are utterly scrumptious and irresistible breakfast and tea treats. Learn to bake authentic Chinese egg custard tarts with a fool-proof recipe, easy-to-follow steps and essential tips.

These Wife Cakes 老婆餅 (also known as Sweetheart Cakes) are a Chinese bakery classic. They consist of a flaky pastry filled with a delicious and chewy, sweet wintermelon and coconut filling. Enjoy them with tea for the perfect afternoon snack.

Authentic Chinese bakery style Hong Kong egg tart that features flaky crumbly pastry crust filled with a sweet creamy custard that you’ll want to eat morning, noon, and night!This recipe uses a delicate pastry dough and I highly recommend using a scale for measurement instead of cups to achieve the best result.

Chinese Bakery. Mooncake. Milk tea

These Chinese coconut buns use an easy milk bread dough to create an extra light and fluffy texture and are filled with a rich buttery coconut filling that is just like the ones made by Chinese bakeries. They are a perfect weekend project to spice up your afternoon tea. These coconut buns are freezer-friendly, too, so you can make them ahead and serve them later. {Vegetarian}

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