Da Sheng Hong Kong Pastry

One of the ten million HK bakery in Chinatown, Da Sheng is a no frills down-to-earth honest-to-goodness bakery serving the usual HK bakes! Wife delight was very nice with the unusual addition of some brown rice/flax seed to the wintermelon/almond/sesame paste that was the perfect ratio of chewy to non-chewy and tasted of homemade goodness 🤤🤤 Egg tarts were a huge letdown though, custard layers separated and the crust wasn’t buttery nor flaky enough. Thankfully, their lotus seed pastry was really good - mooncake-like lotus seed paste with a huge egg yolk encased in a baked shell of flaky goodness! Definitely do try their more unique bakes (wife biscuit, lotus seed pastry) but can give their egg tarts a miss!

Located along the bustling Sago street and beside the more-famous Tai Chong Kok (大中国饼家), this humble-looking and no-frills pastry shop offers just 6-7 types of Hong Kong pastries in small quantities. I know I did not take a flattering photo, but this just testify how flaky the pastry was 👍 I was impressed by the egg tarts because it's true to what they said about being less sweet, while still having sufficient egginess. The salted bean pastry was passable, though I would've preferred it to be more savoury.

Do give their other pastries a try, especially their signature lotus paste with salted egg yolk pastry! And they're definitely best eaten warm!

The real deal !

Although da sheng has been around for more than a decade , its presence hasn't been felt as much as other " celebrity egg tarts " which have shot to fame hence I hope this post will ignite the interest of egg tart lovers :)

I love the flaky egg tarts from da sheng. Bite into them especially when they are fresh from the oven ( usually by 1030 am daily ) and I promise you - these egg tarts are one of the best in town.

The egg custard filling has just the right sweetness and the right texture. It may be nice to know that the bakery uses 100 percent vegetable oil .

Price wise - very affordable at 90 cents each .

The real deal !

Although da sheng has been around for more than a decade , its presence hasn't been felt as much as other " celebrity egg tarts " which have shot to fame hence I hope this post will ignite the interest of egg tart lovers :)

I love the flaky egg tarts from da sheng. Bite into them especially when they are fresh from the oven ( usually by 1030 am daily ) and I promise you - these egg tarts are one of the best in town.

The egg custard filling has just the right sweetness and the right texture. It may be nice to know that the bakery uses 100 percent vegetable oil .

Price wise - very affordable at 90 cents each .