Old Airport Rd Specialise Homemade Pau Dian – Kneaded With Love

More often than not, the paus sold in Singapore come from suppliers. Hence, we were ecstatic to find a stall selling fresh handmade paus in Cassia Crescent! If you are an early riser and get here around 7am, you will be able to catch them kneading the pau!

Mr Loh started learning how to make paus by hand at the young age of 16. He decided to start his own little stall about 15 years ago and has never looked back since. The stall has always been located in this district and all their ingredients are made fresh daily. Mr Loh is also very happy to have his daughter help out at his stall everyday.

We were very excited to try the Coffee Pau ($0.70) as we don’t usually see this version. While the pau skin was soft, we felt that it was a tad too thick. The texture of the filling was similar to that of the Red Bean Paste Pau and was quite sweet. If I had to find a way to describe the taste of the filling, the closest I could think of is the ‘Kopiko’ sweet.

The Red Bean Paste Bun ($0.70) had the same pau skin just that it is white in colour. The red bean paste was not too sweet and went well with the pau skin. Like the Coffee Pau, we felt that we would have preferred a thinner skin.

Of the three flavours we tried, my favourite was the Char Siew Pau ($0.90). The filling was slightly sticky, and the char siew sauce was more sweet than salty. It had a slightly thinner pau skin.

If you are a big fan of Siew Mai ($0.80), you might be pleased to know that the Siew Mai here is handmade too! The Siew Mai was on the saltier side, and carried a small hint of sweetness. It is comprised of ingredients such as chestnuts, jicama, minced pork and egg.

The Glutinous Rice ($2) sitting at the bottom of their steaming rack also caught our eye! The moist and sticky rice, which was slightly sweet, complemented the chicken that came with it. This dish had a slight herbal taste, and the chicken was soft and chewy. Mr Loh disclosed that the herbal taste comes from ginger and Shaoxing Wine.

In conclusion, I quite liked their Char Siew Bao and Glutinous Rice. Should you happen to be looking for a simple breakfast in the East, check them out!

MissTamChiak.com made anonymous visit and paid its own meal at the stall featured here.