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Hong Kong’s Most Popular Treat Has A Surprising Backstory (1x1)

Air date: Mar 20, 2024

You can’t tell the full story of Hong Kong without the iconic pineapple bun, yet who created it remains a mystery. Some say it all began in the 1920s with an ​​Armenian pastry chef working at the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo. Others say it originated with a Chinese-Mexican family deported from Mexico in the 1930s. Watch the video for a delicious, cross-continental journey to get to the bottom of it.