Wing Wah Bakery is like Bengawan Solo, a place for souvenirs that tourists lug back in boxes to spread the love and joy. In all honesty, I find Wing Wah overhyped after all these years. Kelly Chen fronts their Mid-Autumn campaign, as an idea of their position in the traditional pastry market.
The other players in the traditional pastry market are Kee Wah, Hang Heung, Lin Heung and Chan Yee Jai. I wish I had time to visit all but Hang Heung was left out somehow.
I went to the one at Mongkok, an entire floor of goodies complete with freshly baked pastries, mooncakes, preserved meats, boxed gifts and tea.
Pineapple Shortcake
This came in a box of 4. The pastry is not as crumbly as Kee Wah, KW's arguably the best I have tried. Tasted more like a pineapple biscuit, the fillings were too sweet and a tad artificial for my liking.
Cutie Wife series; Wife's Biscuits (HKD 4o) 1-for-1 promotion
The cutie wife series is a contemporary twist to their traditional hotseller wife biscuits. A variety of flavours are available too, we opted for Winter melon and Redbean Chestnut.
Redbean chestnut
Wintermelon
The pastry smells heavily of butter, almost like a western pastry...ah, the croissant for the crust. The croissant pastry is somewhat soft, does not hold up as firmly as a freshly baked croissant. Of the two fillings, I prefer redbean chestnut. The redbean paste has chopped chestnuts blended it, quite a tasty combination.
Wife's Biscuit (HKD 4)
These are freshly made, hot off the oven! Certainly tastes different if not much better than the pre-packaged ones. The crust is flaky and delicious, chewy wintermelon filling is not too sweet. The roadside Ming Wah Bakery's version is the best so far.
Wedding Biscuit (HKD 12.50)
Wing Wah also offers a selection of pastries for Wedding Packages like Tong Heng...we gamely tried their pink wedding biscuit.
Look at the flakes! And the amount of lotus paste stuffing...I literally stuffed my face with lotus paste but it is all good, real yummy.
Note that selection varies from outlet to outlet. Tourist discounts are available in their handbook upon arrival.
Wing Wah Bakery
The other players in the traditional pastry market are Kee Wah, Hang Heung, Lin Heung and Chan Yee Jai. I wish I had time to visit all but Hang Heung was left out somehow.
I went to the one at Mongkok, an entire floor of goodies complete with freshly baked pastries, mooncakes, preserved meats, boxed gifts and tea.
Pineapple Shortcake
This came in a box of 4. The pastry is not as crumbly as Kee Wah, KW's arguably the best I have tried. Tasted more like a pineapple biscuit, the fillings were too sweet and a tad artificial for my liking.
Cutie Wife series; Wife's Biscuits (HKD 4o) 1-for-1 promotion
The cutie wife series is a contemporary twist to their traditional hotseller wife biscuits. A variety of flavours are available too, we opted for Winter melon and Redbean Chestnut.
Redbean chestnut
Wintermelon
The pastry smells heavily of butter, almost like a western pastry...ah, the croissant for the crust. The croissant pastry is somewhat soft, does not hold up as firmly as a freshly baked croissant. Of the two fillings, I prefer redbean chestnut. The redbean paste has chopped chestnuts blended it, quite a tasty combination.
Wife's Biscuit (HKD 4)
These are freshly made, hot off the oven! Certainly tastes different if not much better than the pre-packaged ones. The crust is flaky and delicious, chewy wintermelon filling is not too sweet. The roadside Ming Wah Bakery's version is the best so far.
Wedding Biscuit (HKD 12.50)
Wing Wah also offers a selection of pastries for Wedding Packages like Tong Heng...we gamely tried their pink wedding biscuit.
Look at the flakes! And the amount of lotus paste stuffing...I literally stuffed my face with lotus paste but it is all good, real yummy.
Note that selection varies from outlet to outlet. Tourist discounts are available in their handbook upon arrival.
Wing Wah Bakery
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