Growing up in London as a child of immigrants, the connection between Aaron Mo and his culture were Hong Kong buns. He started a bakery to share his love of these breads. People love his version of pineapple bun, his cats, and his quirky sales technique — where he doesn’t make it sound the best, but folks love his honesty anyway. <br /><br /><br />Shop address: 122 Bethnal Green Road, London E2 6DG<br /><br />This is the seventh episode of our latest “Mean Street Gourmet” series about mom-and-pop stores across the Chinese diaspora. In the next episode, we visit a family that’s been making crispy Taiwanese fried dough sticks for 30 years in Australia. <br /><br />0:00 Reinventing a Hong Kong classic<br />02:00 How to make it<br />03:30 Rosy start to rough patch<br />05:05 “Don’t give up on your dreams”<br /><br />Don’t miss our stories, what’s buzzing around the web, and bonus material. Sign up for the GT NEWSLETTER: http://gt4.life/YTnewsletter<br /> <br />If you liked this video, we have more stories featuring mom-and-pop Chinese food stores: <br /><br />How One Chinese-French Woman Made Truffle Soup Dumplings Popular in Paris<br />https://dai.ly/x8cmef5 <br /><br />“Big Plate Chicken” Stew: Bringing Authentic Xinjiang Food to London<br />https://dai.ly/x8d6e4i <br /><br />Follow us on Instagram for behind-the-scenes moments: http://instagram.com/goldthread2 <br />Stay updated on Twitter: http://twitter.com/goldthread2 <br />Join the conversation on Facebook: http://facebook.com/goldthread2 <br />Have story ideas? Send them to us at hello@goldthread2.com<br /><br /><br />Producer: Yoyo Chow<br />Videographer: César del Giudice, Anand Singh<br />Editor: César del Giudice<br />Animation: Stella Yoo<br />Mastering: César del Giudice<br /><br />#Hongkong #Pineapple #bun<br />
