The bridges from Wanchai MTR station to the Convention Centre almost 800m away are a solid heaving mass of sweaty humanity… and why not for what waits inside the HK Food Expo 2015 are discounts galore and a wide range of new food and drinks not yet (and maybe never to be) available in Hong Kong. Halls 1 and 3 of the Food Expo are the public halls, where new and old products are for sale at attractive discounts. Hall 5 is the trade/media closed to the public until lunch time on Saturday.
Within minutes of the trade hall opening to the public, there’s a crowd 10 deep surrounding the small Hattendo stand. These whipped cream filled buns are massively popular in Japan with shops recently opening in Korea and Manila. The bun is made from a blend of bread and cake mix and has a lovely soft feel and texture which never lets the creamy filling drip out. There’s a range of fillings custard, whipped cream, matcha, sweet bean and chocolate. In Japan, you’re only allowed to sell soft serve ice-cream in restaurants, but no such rules exist here in Hong Kong so take your regular Hattendo and fill it full of ice-cream. Delicious, hopefully we’ll see the first store open in Hong Kong soon! http://hattendo.jp/cream-buns