So soft…

These are mantaos…

…technically the skin of our steamed paos, so cushiony soft. They can be eaten just like that, best steaming hot from the steamer, with melting butter and whatever else in between.

At some restaurants, they deep-fry them and serve with whatever filling they may have at hand like the fried chicken here…

…or the stewed pork here…

Each of them has a slit…

…that you can peel open to stuff the filling. They may be a bit flattened when you buy them packed in a plastic bag but no worries! You can steam them and they will rise to the occasion once again.

That day, my sister gave us some of these mantaos and the stewed pork belly…

…to eat them with and of course, we enjoyed them…

…to the max.

Actually, I was planning to go back here for the mantao stuffed with either plain stewed pork or pork with mui choy but I kept putting it off one day after another and then came Covid-19 and the partial lockdown so I guess these will have to do till this whole thing is over. Hopefully, the stall will still be around by then – these are hard times for these small businesses.