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Quality paus!
2013-12-31 1525 views
I was around novena area and decided to takeaway tanjong rhu paus for breakfast the next day! I bought char siew, chicken, pork, yuan yang and red bean paus! The char siew pau is one of the best I've tried in Singapore so far! I like the sweetness and tenderness of the char siew The big pau (also known as chicken pau), is tasty with a generous amount of filling! It is quite rare to find paus with fillings that matches the ratio of the skin! There are countless pau shops in Singapore with so
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 I was around novena area and decided to takeaway tanjong rhu paus for breakfast the next day!
I bought char siew, chicken, pork, yuan yang and red bean paus!
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 The char siew pau is one of the best I've tried in Singapore so far! I like the sweetness and tenderness of the char siew
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 The big pau (also known as chicken pau), is tasty with a generous amount of filling! It is quite rare to find paus with fillings that matches the ratio of the skin! There are countless pau shops in Singapore with so much skin and too little filling.
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 I also had the yuan yang pau, which is a mixture of red bean, lotus and salted egg! I find that the salted egg is too much and it overpowers the rest of the filling. My family enjoyed the paus and I will be back for more when I'm around the vicinity again!
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Great paus
2013-08-05 875 views
This pau shop is pretty discrete, yet it serves one of the best char siew paus I have ever eaten. these pricey morsels at 70 cents per piece are definitely pricey for the tiny size. Yet they are super delicious. They have thin fluffy skins and moist char siew interiors that go perfectly together. The char siew filling is savory with some element of sweetness to it! Since this was a gift from a family member, no store front photo is available!
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This pau shop is pretty discrete, yet it serves one of the best char siew paus I have ever eaten. these pricey morsels at 70 cents per piece are definitely pricey for the tiny size. Yet they are super delicious. They have thin fluffy skins and moist char siew interiors that go perfectly together. The char siew filling is savory with some element of sweetness to it!
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 Since this was a gift from a family member, no store front photo is available!
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delicious dim sum though expensiv
2013-07-01 498 views
Tanjong rhu pau is the best pau around! The pau is super duper soft and delicious! Nowadays it's really hard to get a good pau in Singapore because many places serve factory made paus. That's why tanjong rhu really stands out with their handmade paus! The thin skin that is supple and soft encased the most delicious filling which has chunks of perfectly seasoned pork! The sauce is savory and sweet! This char siew pau is really a great mouthful! Though not cheap at about 70 cents per piece
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 Tanjong rhu pau is the best pau around! The pau is super duper soft and delicious! Nowadays it's really hard to get a good pau in Singapore because many places serve factory made paus. That's why tanjong rhu really stands out with their handmade paus! The thin skin that is supple and soft encased the most delicious filling which has chunks of perfectly seasoned pork! The sauce is savory and sweet!
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 This char siew pau is really a great mouthful! Though not cheap at about 70 cents per piece
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2013-06-20 427 views
The paus here are really really tiny. They are literally consumed in a single bite, yet they are priced the same as a regular sized char siew pau. Although really expensive, the paus here are really very good. The char siew filling is really moist and saucy with a thick gooey sauce coating each piece of charred pork. Complemented by a smooth fluffy pau skin the pau is almost perfect!
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The paus here are really really tiny. They are literally consumed in a single bite, yet they are priced the same as a regular sized char siew pau. Although really expensive, the paus here are really very good. The char siew filling is really moist and saucy with a thick gooey sauce coating each piece of charred pork. Complemented by a smooth fluffy pau skin the pau is almost perfect!
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one of our MUST-TRY places!
2013-06-08 446 views
Nestled among the row of shophouses along Thomson Road, close to United Square and Novena Square Shopping Mall, it would be one of those old and inconspicuous looking shop that one would easily overlook. We found much similarities between the paus here at Tanjong Rhu and the ones found at Bao Zai, a humble hawker stall located within ABC Brickworks Food Centre. What these two pau stalls have in common is that both pau specialists offer bite-sized paus, ideal to pair with some kopi-o (black coff
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Nestled among the row of shophouses along Thomson Road, close to United Square and Novena Square Shopping Mall, it would be one of those old and inconspicuous looking shop that one would easily overlook. We found much similarities between the paus here at Tanjong Rhu and the ones found at Bao Zai, a humble hawker stall located within ABC Brickworks Food Centre. What these two pau stalls have in common is that both pau specialists offer bite-sized paus, ideal to pair with some kopi-o (black coffee) or teh-c (tea with evaporated milk) for afternoon snack. With the abundance of paus being mass produced in factories available in the market nowadays, I always have a soft spot for the traditionally handmade ones. There is no better evidence that this is a place for char siew pau than to be greeted with that lingering aroma of the marinade and roast upon setting foot into the stall!

Char Siew Pau (Barbecued Pork Bun) - (S$0.70/-)
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 Many would argue that this bite-sized char siew pau is overpriced, given that it would easily be gone in 2 mouthfuls or even a goner with one pop if you have a big mouth like mine! Right, so what is it about this pau that makes it tantalizing? Ripping the bun into two would release a beautiful roast fragrance. The shredded pork pieces were generously coated in an intensely rich and savoury roast marinade for the fillings, gently wrapped within a light, fluffy and chewy bun. The skin of the bun was relatively thinner around the sides and evidently thicker at the base. There was also a good mix of fattier portions of the pork pieces which gave it plenty of juiciness to savour. We also enjoyed the pau because the sweetness was just right and suited our palate. The flavour however was threading a fine line between a solid roast flavour punched with oomph and an overdone yuck. Well, personally we felt that it was done just nice, but this is subjective.

Typically, we prefer our char siew to have that classic dark roast colour without the addition of red yeast rice powder to give that vibrant red colour. While it is said that red yeast have the health benefit of lowering cholesterol when consumed for at least 2-3 months, it is typically used in Chinese cooking as a form of food colouring. I believe my waistline will suffer significantly if I were to eat char siew pau daily for 3 months!!

Big Pork Pau (S$1.40/-)
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 Honestly, I blinked my eyes when I realized this was their rendition of da pau (big pork bun) because by any typical Singaporean's books, this is easily your xiao pau. When I arrived back home with the box of paus, my mum enthusiastically opened up the box and exclaimed 'da bau leh??' Yep, so expect that kind of reaction about the size of their da bau.

Moving on, we favoured the succulent pork which came packed firm but tenderly moist as soon as you bite through that chewy skin. The savoury pork was tasty and had beautiful meaty flavours enhanced by the fragrance of diced spring onions. The filling was pretty SOP (standard operating procedure) with a sliced egg portion. Like the char siew pau, you would not realized that you had already finished it until intuitively your hand fetched for the second serving...

Red bean paste pau (S0.60/-)
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 I think this picture gave a clearer illustration of what I meant earlier when I said the base of the bun was thicker at the base and relatively thinner around the sides. We really enjoyed this simple red bean bun given the richness of the paste. Despite the petite size of the bun, it was relatively generous in serving, to the extent that it oozed out in plentifulness when we tore the bun apart. The red bean paste was velvety smooth so you do not feel the graininess of the beans. We generally have a very picky palate but the sweetness of the paste was perfectly suited to ours, mild enough to please and not satiate.
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 This should give a good contrast of the sizes of the paus. The bigger pau in the picture is actually the big pork bun which really isnt all that huge unfortunately.
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 Well, there is no better proof that the paus were all hand made when we saw the uncles hand-kneading and marinating the char siew while others were busy packing the fillings into the buns. While we felt that using bare hands give that additional humane touch (人情味) and in general a more even mix of the spices and marinade, some might argue that it is highly unhygienic.

Personally, we felt that the buns were slightly expensive given the sheer size of each. What it lacked in size, it surely compensated in terms of quality and while the prices had slowly increased over the years, this is one of those old eateries which I would return time and again simply because the handmade buns were worth our calories, not forgetting that these petite sized portions make lovely indulgences for one's afternoon snack! Just remember to exercise self-control because you would keep popping one after another...
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tiny delicious paus
2013-04-24 57 views
It is my first time buying from tanjong ru pau. I saw many tables having the char siew and tau sa pau, so I decided to follow suit and order one each. The paus are quite tiny so you can easily eat three or more at one go. The char siew is very fragrant and tasty. The char siew is moist and not dry which makes eating it more enjoyable because of the juices. The tau sa pau is also alright, though I would prefer the char siew pau for its savoury taste. Each pau costs $0.70. It can be more expensive
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 It is my first time buying from tanjong ru pau. I saw many tables having the char siew and tau sa pau, so I decided to follow suit and order one each. The paus are quite tiny so you can easily eat three or more at one go. The char siew is very fragrant and tasty. The char siew is moist and not dry which makes eating it more enjoyable because of the juices. The tau sa pau is also alright, though I would prefer the char siew pau for its savoury taste. Each pau costs $0.70. It can be more expensive depending on which pau you get.
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2013-03-06 68 views
Had tanjong ru pau today. One of my favorite char siew paus! The paus are all very small in size so they are good for snacking! The bun is soft light and fluffy, and the char siew filling is smooth and thick, with shredded meat unlike some other paus that have chunky fillings. The char siew filling is savory and tasty, complementing the soft outer bun very well. Only gripe is that the paus are quite expensive! Costing about $0.60 for one tiny pau!
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Had tanjong ru pau today. One of my favorite char siew paus! The paus are all very small in size so they are good for snacking! The bun is soft light and fluffy, and the char siew filling is smooth and thick, with shredded meat unlike some other paus that have chunky fillings. The char siew filling is savory and tasty, complementing the soft outer bun very well. Only gripe is that the paus are quite expensive! Costing about $0.60 for one tiny pau!
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Char Siew Pau :)
2011-09-14 36 views
The pau is very nice. Their signature pau is Char Siew Pau. Although the size of the pau is quite small that everybody can finish in one bite but it is delicious!!! No other pau I've ever eaten that better than this from my opinion.
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The pau is very nice. Their signature pau is Char Siew Pau. Although the size of the pau is quite small that everybody can finish in one bite but it is delicious!!! No other pau I've ever eaten that better than this from my opinion.
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