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Introduction
Aster Pau aims to introduce traditional Hong Kong Dim Sum into the local market with a unique concept. The idea is to bring products from the upscale restaurant to the mid-market by means of a take away kiosk selling products that contains 50% meat and 50% vegetables, less oil (chef formulated olive oil), less fats and with more fibre and grains, hence making Aster Pau one of the healthier choice for consumers.
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Opening Hours
Today
11:00 - 22:00
Mon - Sun
11:00 - 22:00
Above information is for reference only. Please check details with the restaurant.
There was a Hong Kong Dim Sum kiosk in Westgate basement food hall that I always wanted to try. I bought their steamed Char Siew Bun, 6 for $5 or $1 each. The Char Siew Bun size was quite small. The Char Siew Buns are freshly steamed when ordered, hence need to wait about 5 minutes. The Char Siew Bun had a very fluffy skin, though when eaten the skin will lump into a dough. The filling was char siew with oyster sauce. It tasted good with the right amount of fatty meat and roasted lean meat. Overall, the Char Siew Buns tasted good and affordable prices.
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Someone told me about the Pan Fried Bun from Aster Pau so I've been wanting to try it for a while. Got my chance at the branch at Jurong, which was a well-maintained kiosk manned by a very cheerful staff who brightened up my day with a greeting and a smile. There was quite a variety of items available, but as I have not tried Aster Pau before, I didn't know what to expect and had to spend some time skimming over the display counter and menu. The staff was patient with me although I didn't want to take too long, so I ended up overlooking a few items on the menu that I'd have liked to order as well. Oh well... Nevertheless, I got the Signature Chicken Pan Fried Bun ($1.30), Creamy Custard Pau ($1.50) and Premium Walnut Pastry ($2.00).Signature Chicken Pan Fried Bun ($1.30)The staff pan fried this on the spot so there was a short waiting time for it. It was a wee bit crispy on the outside but very soft inside; I thought it felt a little like steamed cake. The chicken and mushroom filling was quite juicy and there was a decent amount of mushroom bits in it but taste-wise, I thought it was a little bland, especially the chicken taste which wasn't very discernible. Overall, this was just an okay for me. Creamy Custard Pau ($1.50) This fared much better although the pau was kind of squashed by the time I reached home. Appearance aside, the pau was quite soft and the yolk custard was really creamy and not too watery. It also wasn't too salty and there was a tinge of sweetness to the yolk custard which I liked. Premium Walnut Pastry ($2.00)The best of my purchase, this was made with premium US walnuts, Hong Kong Lotus Paste and Salted Egg Yolk in the center. I loved the layered flavour of the pastry. This was smooth, crisp and crunchy on the outside followed by a slightly crumbly inside that was sweet with a melt-in-the-mouth sensation. At the core was the salted egg york, which added a tinge of saltiness to the pastry. At first, I found the Premium Walnut Pastry to be pretty pricey at $2.00 for such a small piece, but I am really glad I got this despite the price. Fortunately, the rest of the items on their menu were more reasonably priced. They also have a package deal which would give you more bang for your buck if you get more. The Premium Walnut Pastry for instance, cost $10.80 in a set of 6 instead of $12.00 when purchased individually. I'd definitely recommend getting the Premium Walnut Pastry to try!
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Order 6 pieces of the pan fried pau ($1.30 each) as it comes with a free 1 additional one. I am having 3 different flavours : pork with water chestnut, pork with mushroom and pork with cabbage. Crispy on the outside, and juicy and soft in the inside. There is soup flowing as I bite into the pau. Cannot taste the different between each different filling. To me all tastes the same, meaty and juicy.
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Aster Pau is the new kid on the block, selling steamed buns and dim sum items from kiosks located at the food halls of shopping malls. Aster offers a wide variety of items ftom the usual charsiew buns, big bau, siew mai, glutinous rice to specialty items usually served only at restaurants such as crystal dumplings and panfried buns with meat filling ('sheng jian bao'). I bought a box of the latter to share. Costing $1.30 each, the sheng jian bao are cup cake sized mounds of bao pastry which are first steamed, then panfried at point of purchase for a faintly crisp surface. Aster's version looked an attractive brown & cream colour, topped with chopped spring onion. There were three types of fillings viz minced pork with cabbage, minced pork with chopped water chestnuts and chicken. The bau's skin was a little thick, but it was pleasantly soft and slightly sweetish, so it provided a nice contrast to the savoury juicy meat filling. Of the three types of fillings, the best was the minced pork with a bit of chopped water chestnuts adding crunch and sweet juices to the bau. The pork with cabbage was tasty too but lacked textural contrast compared to the version with chopped water chestnuts. The chicken filled sheng jian bau was disappointing. There was fillers added to the minced chicken patty so it was chewy with no taste of chicken. Aster's sheng jian bau are not bad but don't expect restaurant standards or quality ~ the base of the bau had been panfried but it was not crispy. While the filling was pleasantly moist, it is not as juicy as the sheng jian bau you get at restaurants like Paradise Dynasty.
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