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Porcine pastry

SUPER PIGS-IN-A-BLANKET

You want a snack, but can't decide between salty and sweet? Why not have it all: a Pork Bao from Ho Yuen Bakery (54 Beach Street, Chinatown). The fist-sized sweet bun wrapped around pork makes for a perfect meal-on-the-go. The pastry is fluffy yet solid, the filling satisfyingly rich, and the whole thing glazed to a brilliant shine with egg white. For just 60 cents, you can satisfy your sweet tooth and your hunger for more savory stuff.

-- Mary A. Ricciardi