The Bao Place

All Kinds of Sarawakian Pau

I was introduced to The Bao Place by one of my younger friends who have been frequenting this Malaysian owned pau maker on Kingsway in Burnaby. The Bao Place is actually located across from Metropolis Mall in Metrotown and two shops away from The Cactus Club. So, after hearing the reviews from some of these friends, my family and I decided to drop in and try their products ourselves. We actually like and missed the Malaysian style pau a lot and could not find them anywhere in Vancouver.

Pau with Pork

We met the owner of the business when we went there and he introduce himself to us as the proprietor of the business and his wife, the chef in the kitchen. According to him, his wife has the experience making pau. She and her family in fact, has been pau makers in Sarawak for many years. And when they immigrated here in December last year, The Bao Place was their first business venture. I ordered several types of pau that he had listed on his menu.

Curry Dynamite Pau

They were authentically Chinese Malaysian pau but very Sarawakian kind of pau. I have actually leaved and worked in Sarawak for a few years during my younger days and found that the Sarawakian pau has a different texture compared to the West Malaysian pau. The Sarawakian pau are not as fluffy (the bread) as the West Malaysian kind. They even look smaller, flatter and not as round as the West Malaysian pau. But the meat filling is almost the same in taste and flavour. So, if you like to try Sarawakian pau, head to Metrotown.