Best manapua/ cha siu bau in NYC?

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sorry for the second thread but this seemed obscure enough to deserve its own topic. I grew up eating manapua/cha siu bau in hawaii and it has to be one of my favorite food items ever. Anyone know where to get a good on in NYC?

thanks

B

[irongut]

sorry for the second thread but this seemed obscure enough to deserve its own topic. I grew up eating manapua/cha siu bau in hawaii and it has to be one of my favorite food items ever. Anyone know where to get a good on in NYC?

thanks

B

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All my filipino friends & their families love the Char siu bao at Mei Lei Wah on Bayard st. bet. Elizabeth & Mott St. in Chinatown baked or steamed. Mei Lei Wah is one of the few old school coffee shops left in chinatown. I started getting them into the "Dai Bao" as well and they love it.

I also like going to May May Gourmet Chinese Bakery on 35 Pell St. in Chinatown for their "Baos" and other delicacies. http://www.maymayfood.com/index.htm

[raji]

What is it?? Now I want one too.

[magic168]

raji,

You've probably had one while having dim sum! Char siu = Chinese bbq pork (in varying degrees of redness!) and bao = bun.

BBQ Pork Buns!

[raji]

OK based on years of eating chyashuu ramen all over Japan, I figured it involved some pork!

Love those, how did it become a hawaiian thing?

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not sure exactly, but i think alot of hawaiian food is sorta asian related, IE spam nigiri/spam sushi etc. Alot of white rice and veggies and such. I know there is a a difference though, manapua made in hawaii is BIG, something like the size of a softball, a good inch or more of soft sticky steamed dumpling around a sweet tender red pork filling. I havent been back to hawaii in 13 years but i can still taste manapua if i think about it.

b