Pineapple buns are no stranger to Hong Kong. Any cha chaan tang (local cafe) worth its yin-yeung (coffee-tea) have these Western-style pastries with Hong Kong characteristics. So what’s so special about the buns that appear on the menu of the United College staff canteen? Well, while ‘real’ pineapple buns are named for the visual resemblance of their golden crumbly topping to the skin of a real pineapple, but do not in fact contain a trace of the said fruit, the ones on CUHK campus are rather generously stuffed with bits of sweet, juicy pineapple. And having tasted the buns, we must say the sharper flavours and the crunchier texture are indeed a very delicious surprise!