We Found Tau Sar Pau As Good As Forty Hands Cafe’s, But At Half The Price

As fate would have it, we recently saw a flying saucer-shaped bun similar to both Forty Hands’ and Yun Lai Dim Sum’s on our Instagram feed. Are they all from the same source? We reached out to Yun Lai via its Facebook page and showed its spokesperson photos of the tau sar paus from both Forty Hands and Bao Now. He told us: "Look like mine, but not too sure of this brand [sic]". Is his red bean bun sold at all in Singapore? "Just at Tiong Bahru — that is ours. We did not know who is the person [sic]. They just pick up [the paus] themselves. The packaging [of Bao Now's packets] is also their own [so he can't say for sure if those are is buns]," he replied, adding that he now produces 30,000 pieces daily. He claims to be the only producer in Malaysia to make these uniquely flat tau sar paus. However, he declined to share more. Well, Forty Hands' flagship cafe is located at Tiong Bahru. Interesting...