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🍰 **On a mission to find the best pork floss bun in Chinatown!** I discovered that Taipan Bakery has a surprisingly large selection of pork floss pastries, so my friend and I decided to do a little taste test. Prices and ratings included!
🖊️ **Our preferences:** I like soft, fluffy bread with just enough sauce, nothing too heavy or greasy. My friend is the opposite and prefers lots of sauce and the classic pork floss cake style (肉松小贝). So we have pretty different tastes when it comes to pork floss buns!
🍞 **Scallion Roll ($3) — 5/5 ⭐**
My favorite of the bunch! It's on the smaller side, but honestly the perfect portion before it starts feeling too rich. This was my first time trying a pork floss bun with sausage and a savory egg layer. The egg was super moist, and the generous amount of scallions added a nice flavor and texture. Since the bun is relatively flat, you get a higher pork floss-to-bread ratio compared to the other options. Every bite is packed with pork floss!
I loved it so much that I went back for another one, but it was already sold out by the afternoon 😭
🍞 **Dried Pork Cake ($3.50) — My rating: 4/5 ⭐**
Less rich than the typical pork floss cake (肉松小贝), with an incredibly soft and fluffy sponge cake inside. I wouldn't recommend freezing and microwaving it, though, because the cake turned a little soggy after reheating.
My friend loved how soft it was and said that eating it partially frozen was almost like eating ice cream!
🍞 **Dried Pork Bun ($3) — My rating: 4/5 ⭐**
Imagine a cream-filled bun, but with the cream replaced by pork floss and a little mayo-style dressing. There's a generous amount of pork floss, very little sauce, and the bread itself is soft, fluffy, and slightly milky. This was the least rich option of everything we tried, which I appreciated.
My friend, however, thought it was too dry.
🍞 **Mexican Pork Floss Bun — 2.5/5 ⭐**
This one reminded me of a pineapple bun sliced open and folded in half, with some pork floss on top. The sweet, crumbly crust didn't really add much and actually made the bun feel heavier. There was also quite a lot of sauce inside, which made it a bit too rich for my taste. I personally prefer the classic pork floss roll.
**Other pastries we tried:**
🍰 **Raisin Custard Bun — 2.5/5 ⭐**
There weren't many raisins, and I could barely taste them. I was also expecting a creamy custard filling, but it turned out to be a much drier, crumbly filling instead. It did have a nice milky flavor, though! Not bad overall, just different from what the name led me to expect.
🍰 **Durian Pastry — 4.5/5 ⭐**
Really good! Generously filled with fragrant, flavorful durian. Exactly what I was hoping for, and definitely worth trying if you love durian.
