Bake the buns in the preheated oven for 25 minutes or until top is golden brown and pork is cooked through.Hosts Annie Wang and Angela Yu kick off Season 2 with an interview of Abigail Hing Wen, author of New York Times bestseller Loveboat, Taipei which is currently being filmed in Taiwan starring Ashley Jiao, Ross Butler, Nico Hiraga, and Chelsea Zhang.Brush the tops of the buns with the egg mixture and dip the buns in the sesame seeds to cover just the tops.Spread you sesame seeds out on a large plate.When all your buns are formed, whisk together the egg and the 1 tablespoon of water in a small bowl.Form into a bun shape and place seam side down on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper or lightly dusted with flour.

Stretch the sides of the dough circles up over the filling to enclose then pinch to seal, make sure your dough is sealed well, you don’t want any filling to escape.Divide the green onions evenly and layer them on top of the pork.Divide the pork mixture evenly amongst the dough circles and spread in the center of leaving about a 1/2 inch edge all around.Flatten the dough balls into circles about 5 inches wide.Punch down the dough and divide up into 10 small equal size dough balls and lay them out on your lightly floured counter.Remove the pork filling from the fridge and set aside. Loosely cover the dough ball with a towel and let rise in a warm place for about 30 minutes. Form the dough into a ball and rub a little oil all over the dough ball.Mix in the flour and oil and knead (or mix on low speed in a stand mixer with a dough hook) until dough is smooth and elastic, 5 to 10 minutes. Combine the yeast and warm water in a large mixing bowl.Add the pork, soy sauce, sesame oil, sherry, ginger, honey, white pepper and black pepper to a large bowl and mix very well until thoroughly combined.1 tablespoon of cooking oil (feel free to add a little extra).2 cups of thinly sliced green onions (about 2 bunches).And the recipe? Please take a look at YepRecipes who have created a great recipe that we can share below: Ingredients Pork Pepper Buns”) which I have previously written about and was so cheap to get on my adventures in Taipei.

As such, I was thinking of Hújiāo Bing (also known as “胡椒餅 In this case, I chose a street food that was not mentioned in the book but I imagine Ever, Xavier, Rick and the rest of the Loveboat characters would beating this as they enjoy exploring the nightlife in Taipei. But there are some uncommon food such as snake-kebabs and snake-blood sake that intrigues me that I’d like to explore when I can travel again. Common food and drinks that I remember reading about was Nian Gao (年糕, Chinese New Year Cake), suncakes, oolong tea, baozi, scallion pancakes and mapo tofu that are present in Loveboat, Taipie. There’s so much food that Ever Wong discovers in Taipei but as students, I’m not surprised some are limited to snacks or street food.

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