Choi Garden SM Megamall

It was a rainy Sunday but we're scheduled to watch a movie so we decided to just eat an early dinner before the movie. And since I was able to visit Choi Garden the previous week and fell in-love with the baked pork buns, I wanted another round.

FOOD FINDS: Baked Pork Buns

 A lot of Chinese restaurants now are offering pork buns on their menu after the uproar created by THW when people literally lined up to get a table just to have a taste. So what is a pork bun and why is it so popular?

According to Google, Pork Bun is a Chinese snack consisting of steamed or baked bread dough filled with barbequed pork.

NEW RESTO ALERT: Tim Ho Wan

So it took me two months before I was able to dine at Tim Ho Wan in SM Megamall after it opened last May 2014. Also, I wasn't able to try this dimsum restaurant when I went to Hong Kong last year. Tim Ho Wan became a sought-after dimsum restaurant especially after it was given a Michelin Star, thus becoming one of the cheapest restaurant's with a Michelin Star.

Tim Ho Wan: Coming Soon in Manila

Tim Ho Wan has the best pork buns, or so I was told when I went to The Great Hong Kong Food Adventure last October. Actually, I've also been meaning to eat in this dim sum place which has received a Michelin Star but I got sidetracked with other things. The original branch is a few steps away from City Garden Hotel in Sham Shui Po where we had our OpenRice luncheon but I saw a branch in IFC Mall which was really crowded when I passed by so I ended up somewhere with Macarons! Hahaha. But my foodie companion bought tons of delicious pork buns from Tim Ho Wan as his pasalubong. 

Btw, I love pork buns and before I heard of Tim Ho Wan, I am in-love with Lugang's Pork Buns. 

Steamed pork buns from Lugang

But then again, good news for foodies in Manila. Tim Ho Wan is opening soon in SM Megamall. Nice! I am just a short ride away from that mall. NB: Be ready to fall in line because waiting for a table maybe quite long-ish. Don't say I didn't warn you. ;)

I guess 2014 is something to look forward to for foodies like me and you. :)