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PRO VS PUNTER BAO Mary

Our pro says

My first taste of BAO was on a miserable winter day in 2013 at a street food market. I saw these pillowy buns steaming in traditional bamboo baskets and, from my first braised pork and fermented greens bao topped with peanut powder (now referred to as the ‘Classic’), I was hooked.

A lot can happen in 10 years but, since joining forces with hospitality juggernaut JKS (behind acclaimed institutions such

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