ISO: Chinese White Plain Buns (YEG)

[foodkarma]

I'm making Pork Belly buns and looking for a specific type of chinese white buns - flatter and folds over like a taco shell. I've only seen the round (mantou) type here and wondering if any hounds know where to find these in Edmonton.

Attached a photo to illustrate the buns.

[anonymoose]

I found your buns! Lucky Supermarket in the frozen food section. Don't know about downtown, but they were there in the north location.

[kuench]

Don't know where to buy these, but it's probably a generic white steamed bun recipe.

http://www.tinyurbankitchen.com/2010/...

[anonymoose]

I have only ever seen those kinds of buns on TV shows from the states and never in Edmonton. If you want to try making your own, the Momofuku cookbook has a recipe for those exact style of buns.

[foodkarma]

Thanks Anon - *sigh* kind of confirms my own experience... I've seen them in Van but not in Calgary or Edmonton... and def all over the States. I even asked the ladies at the Taiwan Pavillion at Heritage Fest as they carried it there for "Taiwanese Hamburgers" and they assured me you can only get it once a year... at their Heritage Fest stand.

I'm too lazy to make them... guess I'll buy the round ones and slice them in half.

[clouie]

I found them -they are kept in the frozen section in a Korean store in a Korean strip mall on 10Ave. The strip mall is next to Community Foods.

[foodkarma]

You mean Arirang in Calgary? I was posting to Edmonton but thanks, it's still good to know there may be some in AB - I'll go to Arirang next time I'm in Calgary.

[taiphun]

Mmm... those look exactly like the "gua bao" we had at Facing East in Bellevue, WA.

Almost looks like you took the picture right off of my phone.