BITES ON A BUDGET is a toothsome and tasty series where members of the OC family forage for great food––under $10!
Wedged between two fish markets whose pungent eel smell spills out onto Mott Street is a barely noticeable hole-in-the-wall, Golden Steamer. The cheap and delicious little bakery (its menu offerings hover around $1) specializes in steamed buns, or bao. Allow me to introduce one of their yummiest baked goods, the Salted Egg Yolk Bun, a.k.a. #8 on the menu. The bun itself is a light, pillowy, sweet crêpe-flavored cloud, but the best part is what's inside. Elsewhere in Chinatown, the filling of these buns tends to be too custardy, too eggy, or not quite salty enough. But Golden Steamer nails it with its goopy, batter-like mixture that has both the salty/sweet ratio and the texture of hot, buttery, melted cookie dough. How do you say a little piece of heaven in Mandarin?
GOLDEN STEAMER
143-A Mott St
(between Hester St & Grand St)
New York, NY 10013
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Wedged between two fish markets whose pungent eel smell spills out onto Mott Street is a barely noticeable hole-in-the-wall, Golden Steamer. The cheap and delicious little bakery (its menu offerings hover around $1) specializes in steamed buns, or bao. Allow me to introduce one of their yummiest baked goods, the Salted Egg Yolk Bun, a.k.a. #8 on the menu. The bun itself is a light, pillowy, sweet crêpe-flavored cloud, but the best part is what's inside. Elsewhere in Chinatown, the filling of these buns tends to be too custardy, too eggy, or not quite salty enough. But Golden Steamer nails it with its goopy, batter-like mixture that has both the salty/sweet ratio and the texture of hot, buttery, melted cookie dough. How do you say a little piece of heaven in Mandarin?
GOLDEN STEAMER
143-A Mott St
(between Hester St & Grand St)
New York, NY 10013
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