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2013-08-05
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On Bute St (more to Prince Edward side than Mong Kok), Kam Wa is a little Hong Kong cafe that does a bustling trade for both eat-in and take-away customers. Even late in the afternoon, a rainy afternoon I might add, there were still a fair amount of people enjoying afternoon snacks of fried chicken wings, flaky egg tarts and of course their famous pineapple bun sandwiched with a thick slice of butter (bo lo yau).Service was extremely quick as they expect you to know what you want as soon as you
Service was extremely quick as they expect you to know what you want as soon as you sit down. I already knew that I wanted bo lo yao, but luckily no one gave me attitude or dirty looks when I asked for a couple of minutes to decide what I wanted to drink. Within minutes, my pineapple bun arrived with a glass bottle of fresh milk.
To those not in the know, pineapple buns are only named so because they faintly look like the fruit hence please do not be surprised when there is no hint of tropical flavour evident.For bread, this certainly looked attractive. Big and fluffy with a crisp, crunchy sugary topping~ It was not served warm, but that was actually more suitable for bo lo yao as the room temperature butter retained its solid texture rather than melting into a liquid puddle. Spread the butter more evenly around the bun or just bite straight into it, either way you will experience the satisfaction of sugar and creamy butter melding in your mouth. So good!
Despite seeing all the positive reviews on this cafe, I still can not believe it has taken me this long to try the pineapple buns here! Those reviews were definitely not bluffing, this renowned bun of Hong Kong is most certainly worth trying here~
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