Just after May, there is a feeling that the summer solstice has not yet arrived, and I want to hide in the refrigerator 😓 every minute.
No, many bakeries are just in time for new ice bread. For example, the “world’s second best pineapple bun”, which has been popular in Japan for many years, has a fairy-level ice bread pineapple bun.
In fact, when it comes to pineapple buns, friends are definitely no strangers to this bread. There are many types of common pineapple buns on the market, have you eaten them all?
It is different in appearance, texture, recipe and even method, but it is generally eaten as a snack bread. So far, due to the advancement of the times, the pineapple bun has also changed slightly, today I will take you to have a deeper understanding of our pineapple bun from snacks to large ones!
Pineapple buns originated from Hong Kong people’s unwillingness to be dull and refuse to have a fixed attitude towards life.
In the 40s of the last century, Hong Kong tea and wine restaurants sprung up like mushrooms. In order to enrich their menus and attract diners, many tea restaurants have set up bakeries, and over time, the competition has become fierce. Subsequently, many owners asked the chef of the tea restaurant to use his brains to make a special bread in order to win by surprise. And among them, a master discovered that Hong Kong people love sweetness. Because many of the Chinese shortbreads that everyone loves are sweet.
So, he had an idea and boldly added a layer of skin made of lard, eggs, butter and other ingredients to the bread, which not only added sweetness, but also filled with aroma. When bread is baked in the oven, the “skin” on the surface naturally splits.
The chef was hesitating about what to choose a name for this new type of bread, when someone next to him said, “How can this bag be so similar to ‘pineapple'”! Thus, a kind and lovely name – “pineapple bun” was born!
The texture is crispy on the outside and soft on the inside!
The most classic way to eat pineapple buns is to cut the pineapple bun horizontally and sandwich a piece of thickly sliced butter, and “pineapple oil” was born. Of course, eating pineapple oil also has to grasp the “timing”. Wait until the freshly baked pineapple bun is slightly cool, then put in the cold and smooth butter, the butter slowly melts when heated, and take a bite while it is hot.
This wonderful taste experience has also given birth to the reputation of “ice and fire pineapple oil”.
The freshly baked pineapple bun is fragrant, and the best thing is the puff pastry outside. The icy and fragrant butter melts in the hot bread and is served with a cup of frozen milk tea, which is so delicious that it is not enough to eat!
Pineapple buns are a delicious magic in Hong Kong, and they also hide the feelings and food culture of Hong Kong people.
Nowadays, Hong Kong tea and tea restaurants are blooming everywhere in the mainland, and pineapple buns have become the best way for the mainland to understand Hong Kong and its culture. A bite of pineapple buns brings you a sense of happiness and heals the busyness and fatigue of the whole day, which is no different from Hong Kong and the mainland.
