Hong Kong's Best Wife Cakes Haven't Changed for 30 Years

With their flaky crust and sweet chewy filling, wife cakes are a popular pastry in southern China. And this bakery in Hong Kong has been making them fresh, by hand, every day for over 30 years.
William Cheung, who appeared in the Netflix series "Restaurants on the Edge," shows us how his family's bakery, Kee Tsui Cake Shop, makes their famous wife cakes and why they've stuck to the traditional way of doing things.
0:00 What are wife cakes?
0:30 Meet the chef
1:05 Why's it called a wife cake?
1:35 How they're made
3:28 The best ones are made by hand
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Producer: Gavin Huang
Videographers: Hanley Chu and Nicholas Ko
Editor: Hanley Chu
Mastering: Joel Roche
Music: Audio Network

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  • @cgf1973
    @cgf19733 жыл бұрын

    "... that just sounds wrong in English..." The guy is the best!!!

  • @Scarsofevil

    @Scarsofevil

    3 жыл бұрын

    "no wives were harmed in the production of wife cakes"

  • @mailamakua602

    @mailamakua602

    3 жыл бұрын

    Best line 🙌🏻🤣

  • @youngmasterzhi

    @youngmasterzhi

    2 жыл бұрын

    NO IT’S NOT!!!

  • @rebeckyc1401

    @rebeckyc1401

    Жыл бұрын

    Love his gentle humour. These have to be the BEST and I can imagine winter melon filling-not mushy

  • @sgiang

    @sgiang

    Жыл бұрын

    I think a better translation would be handmade touch

  • @Kwijiboi
    @Kwijiboi4 жыл бұрын

    This guy is hilarious. I love the jokes he worked into the interview 🤣. Man I miss Hong Kong.

  • @sallykeng248

    @sallykeng248

    Жыл бұрын

    I saw him in one of the episodes in Netflix~ that one super hilarious too! And now saw this video and I’m moved to HK now~ really have to go visit his shop one day haha

  • @babyyT
    @babyyT3 жыл бұрын

    “ I don’t see it...... That’s why my pastry falls apart.” LMFAOOOO!!

  • @ketmateo
    @ketmateo3 жыл бұрын

    This guy as an absolute natural. Someone needs to get him his own channel!

  • @davidho9238
    @davidho92383 жыл бұрын

    Not to mention he studied overseas and earned college degree. He went home to cont. family business. He is so easy going and focus on carry on the family business.人情味=human kindness?

  • @ShinAlive

    @ShinAlive

    3 жыл бұрын

    The Dutch use the word 'Ambachtelijk' quite a lot which literally translates to "Artisanal". I guess that's not really a marketing term in English. I would say the most understood translation, especially on food, would probably be "Made by hand", so people know it's not a concoction of machinery pumping out millions.

  • @yakitatefreak

    @yakitatefreak

    3 жыл бұрын

    "Rustic, Artisanal, and Handmade" are probably the rough equivalents in English to "人情味" for marketing purposes. If I were to describe the food item, there's no precise machinery churning/mass producing these pastries. There's a soul/human to each of the items that are made.

  • @janem3575

    @janem3575

    2 жыл бұрын

    I think it is more passion. Always makes food taste better

  • @annielin9053
    @annielin90534 жыл бұрын

    this guy is amazing lolol

  • @ntsiko4537
    @ntsiko45374 жыл бұрын

    No wifes were harmed...

  • @bribotran6121

    @bribotran6121

    3 жыл бұрын

    This is china theres no guarantee

  • @Ebbsy08

    @Ebbsy08

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@bribotran6121 nah this is Hong Kong, way different than China

  • @XimenaZhaoArchive
    @XimenaZhaoArchive3 жыл бұрын

    I love his humility and his dry, sarcastic sense of humour! What a cutie pie.

  • @TheLuja11
    @TheLuja114 жыл бұрын

    Such a nice guy, great interview!! I wish one day I get to go there and try a wife cake, it looked so good 😍

  • @coquitlamfalcons3976

    @coquitlamfalcons3976

    3 жыл бұрын

    You must try it- such a great pastry, even though I haven't been to that particular bakery! And no, haven't found one as good outside HK.

  • @yujaii

    @yujaii

    3 жыл бұрын

    ​@@coquitlamfalcons3976 There is a very good one in Vancouver ;) The owner is one of the most popular wife's cake bakery in hk

  • @Shinjiwwl

    @Shinjiwwl

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@yujaii Just wanred to reply that Vancouver had nice wife cakes XD

  • @rf8343

    @rf8343

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@coquitlamfalcons3976 that shop is in Fa Yuen Street ( garden street ) nest to east mong kok station !! He is right, as we go there , we just look for the traditional cakes , not the moncha ...... , so they just focus on their strength is fine !! But I don't know why he didn't mention " siu pand " ( fried sticky rice cake ) , people always line up for " siu pand" , and " kai jai pand " ( kai ( chicken ) Jai (son) pand ( cake ) , all together means chicks cake !! HAHA ! ) , very traditional cake but a bit oily , very popular since 30's I think !! I hope u could try if you go there or try other shop if they have it !! Taiwan got a lot of traditional cake shop , much more than HK , especially the traditional cake shop !! U could find anywhere in Taiwan and very popular, maybe , taiwanese like the traditional cakes better than HKers !! That's true !! Try if u would visit Taiwan !!

  • @omgnetwork5231
    @omgnetwork52313 жыл бұрын

    this guy deserves his own show! haha he'd be a great host!

  • @liannevictoria
    @liannevictoria3 жыл бұрын

    I grew up on these, from this shop in MK! my mum still gets them when I visit - so nice with they are warm. nomnom

  • @user-oz4ts5mv5h
    @user-oz4ts5mv5h3 жыл бұрын

    "No wives are harmed during the production of wife cakes" haha

  • @ZoeIp17
    @ZoeIp173 жыл бұрын

    My auntie literally lives next to this street where the store is located and every time my family go to Hong Kong and we stay with her or visit her we always go to this place and get the pastries there. Always my favourite place to go.

  • @angm7660
    @angm76603 жыл бұрын

    No pumpkin spice! Haha that cracked me up. He has cute sense of humour.

  • @christinaky2564
    @christinaky25643 жыл бұрын

    I came for the wife cake recipe and was charmed by the golden errand boy 😊 effortlessly funny

  • @tammydeplata2526
    @tammydeplata25263 жыл бұрын

    This guy should audition for the big screen - he's hilarious.

  • @celineshady4998
    @celineshady49983 жыл бұрын

    14 people disliked because their wife left them oof xD

  • @pontian16
    @pontian163 жыл бұрын

    How to better describe this guy, charisma? Respect for his knowledge 👍

  • @lekwanduh
    @lekwanduh3 жыл бұрын

    This guy is hilarious. Saw him on an episode of Restaurants on the Edge. Comedic timing always on point.

  • @weirdcoincidence
    @weirdcoincidence3 жыл бұрын

    Ahhh glad to see another video of him after seeing him on Restaurants on the Edge! He is a real funny guy!

  • @annhans3535
    @annhans35353 жыл бұрын

    That guy is funny. "No wife was harm in the making of wife cakes", that is always good to know. i wouldn't want to eat anyone's wife.🤣

  • @rebeckyc1401
    @rebeckyc14013 жыл бұрын

    These look the best...want NOW! Seriously I love his character, how “Errand Boy” explains the craft.

  • @thihal123
    @thihal1234 жыл бұрын

    Love the errand boy :)

  • @normanryan9145
    @normanryan91453 жыл бұрын

    This cute and witty "errand boy" is a mood~

  • @Onisasu
    @Onisasu3 жыл бұрын

    One of my absolute favourite pastries🤩🤩🤩 I love seeing how much work and dedication is put into making these!!

  • @fatdoi003
    @fatdoi0033 жыл бұрын

    wife cake, my favourite chinese pastry.... still can remember its texture, sweetness from my early childhood... 2nd is chicken biscuits, the crunchy and savoury taste from the nam yue.... so nice

  • @kevinkuok9131

    @kevinkuok9131

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hmmm, I love Chicken Thins. Don't see them in Chinese Bakeries in London.

  • @platystrophia
    @platystrophia3 жыл бұрын

    Dude needs a promotion to platinum, he’s awesome!

  • @joiemilaor3784
    @joiemilaor37843 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for making content that is relevant, authentic, and relatable. I know that because of cultural differences it's hard for China to break into the mainstream unless it's about politics or tech. I'm not Chinese but I think you guys did a good job in highlighting these little nuggets of joy that are usually overlooked lol. Keep doing you.

  • @fanofpencils-cleo774
    @fanofpencils-cleo7743 жыл бұрын

    I watched the whole video just to admire the humble yet hilarious "errand boy", haha, smart and funny man!

  • @reneet0163
    @reneet01632 жыл бұрын

    This guy deserves his own show. He is hilarious 😂

  • @notimportant3932
    @notimportant39323 жыл бұрын

    im gonna stick to the other origin stories like when the man's wife sells herself to buy medicine and he invents these pastries to make enough money to buy her back cause that one sounded funky

  • @cindyling5790
    @cindyling57904 жыл бұрын

    Everything he mentions above is my favorite. I can't wait to get some when I visit Chicago when this craziness over.

  • @wisecanadianwoman
    @wisecanadianwoman3 жыл бұрын

    Loved this piece. I really like your channel it is so informative, fun and very well done!

  • @YourLocalAssassinator
    @YourLocalAssassinator2 жыл бұрын

    Oh my goodness I love these, I’m obsessed with these every time I saw them.

  • @renee8302
    @renee83023 жыл бұрын

    omg everytime my mum and i go to mongkok we always make sure that we get something from this bakery, it's so good!!

  • @Emily-9005
    @Emily-90052 жыл бұрын

    I haven’t eaten a 老婆饼 in so long but I feel like my tastebuds still remembers how it tastes like. I don’t remember the last time I ate one from a Chinese bakery but my mom tried to make some I think during 2020 she really experimented with making Chinese baked goods. All from the internet btw😂

  • @patriciawong1924
    @patriciawong19243 жыл бұрын

    The manager a.k.a. Errand boy is very entertaining. I love traditional cakes. Hope after the world rids Covid, I would love to travel to HK and visit all the lovely food shops I found on this channel and have a great feast tour in HK. Cheers!

  • @maryngshwuling9916
    @maryngshwuling99163 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for sharing 🌻

  • @TheEberdz
    @TheEberdz3 жыл бұрын

    This guy is HILARIOUS if he had a channel I'd watch it

  • @infiresman5876
    @infiresman58764 жыл бұрын

    this looks so good i want to try it! also the guys seems super funny lol

  • @VIsTheMusic
    @VIsTheMusic3 жыл бұрын

    I just LOVE this thank you everyone and I'm so happy you do not use butter and other dairy ingredients !!! Bravo bravo !!! His sentiments towards the end: "gives a sense of yun ching mei" in English would be more along the lines of hearty or sentimental feeling when it comes to food and the feels it makes us experience a nostalgia something so sentimental and whole hearted perhaps yeah ??? LOVE from Vancouver BC Canada xx

  • @stingraytingvideo

    @stingraytingvideo

    3 жыл бұрын

    They don't use butter but they use lard (which is animal fat)...one of the secrets to making the pastry super flaky

  • @jellyluver22
    @jellyluver224 жыл бұрын

    looks so good!

  • @angcharmine7871
    @angcharmine78713 жыл бұрын

    Ah my favourite! It's so good!

  • @azerul1055
    @azerul10553 жыл бұрын

    Very well spoken and articulated guy! Kudos man!!🙏🙏

  • @jamiehaenisch8190
    @jamiehaenisch8190 Жыл бұрын

    This shop is right below my grandparents apartment - whenever I go back to HK each year, I always buy a preserved egg pastry (pei dan sou). So good .. AND I'VE SEEN WILLIAM THERE, I'VE BOUGHT PEI DAN SOU FROM HIM A WHILE BACK

  • @paulinewqi
    @paulinewqi3 жыл бұрын

    This Manager/Errand boy has command of language in describing his wife's cakes, very precise, yet methodical recipe...I will definitely enjoy eating every wife cake now, even if it's not from his shop...😋 Tqtq for sharing....💖💝💐

  • @seinooo
    @seinooo3 жыл бұрын

    dang, the angle whenthe baker puts the tray in the oven and turns it around is so cool

  • @niabiii
    @niabiii3 жыл бұрын

    This is a little random and completely unrelated but the background music is very nice! I feel like a lot of the time I find myself getting annoyed by or clicking off of a video that has really loud and brash and upbeat music but multiple times throughout this video I would catch myself vibing to the music without realizing, it's not too distracting but I feel like once you notice it you get even more relaxed unlike most videos.. thank you for the great video !!

  • @katiekkwk
    @katiekkwk3 жыл бұрын

    this shop is so well known in the area!!! i will always get at least a few when i'm nearby :)

  • @Reeferology
    @Reeferology3 жыл бұрын

    A nice glimpse into Chinese culture and cuisine :)

  • @jeaniellw
    @jeaniellw3 жыл бұрын

    aww I want to visit the shop, I miss much of the traditional chinese pastry!

  • @lovelydeath04
    @lovelydeath042 жыл бұрын

    Ooohhh!!! All their baked goods sounds so yummy!!! I wanna see their walnut cookies next!!!

  • @invisi-bullexploration2374
    @invisi-bullexploration23743 жыл бұрын

    I just spied some of these at an international market. I figure I will do a review of them and of course they probably won't even compare to the fresh ones. But they look fiiine. Think I will enjoy this one.

  • @nategjesdal4405
    @nategjesdal4405Ай бұрын

    so excited to visit Hong Kong again next year!

  • @ameliabee2003
    @ameliabee20033 жыл бұрын

    Wow I'd love to go there and learn this first hand 😍 what a dream come true

  • @kimmulakshmi
    @kimmulakshmi3 жыл бұрын

    I have tried this in my hometown, it's so yummy!!!

  • @bobbelcher678
    @bobbelcher6783 жыл бұрын

    Bro wife cakes are the bomb! There is another variant I think called sun cake and the only difference is that one’s pastry thicker and one is thinner.

  • @Mihawk1848
    @Mihawk18483 жыл бұрын

    I think his real aspiration is to do stand up comedies, but mom just couldnt let an errand boy go free.

  • @uuuu-ov6xi

    @uuuu-ov6xi

    3 жыл бұрын

    Lol

  • @missgidimay4397
    @missgidimay43974 жыл бұрын

    #nowivesrhardduringtheproductionofwifecakes!🤣🤣🤣🤣 Such a lovely video to watch

  • @robertgreene2621
    @robertgreene26213 жыл бұрын

    Can you have him host a segment for Hong Kong?

  • @uuuu-ov6xi

    @uuuu-ov6xi

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yes, please!

  • @cookbook800
    @cookbook8004 жыл бұрын

    wow...... very cool, looks yummy!

  • @opalfruitcake
    @opalfruitcake4 жыл бұрын

    They look delicious!

  • @troutstalker4744
    @troutstalker47443 жыл бұрын

    Omg, ..one of my all time favorite . Gatta get some now

  • @Mystiqa
    @Mystiqa3 жыл бұрын

    Best video and comments threads I've seen in a looooong time 🤣🤣

  • @makeupbycarlcapellan
    @makeupbycarlcapellan3 жыл бұрын

    Reminds me of Hopia herein the Philippines. Same exaxt bread with wintermelon custard filling..

  • @phuongnguyen-yd3bn
    @phuongnguyen-yd3bn3 жыл бұрын

    In the next day (I mean today) I have bought wife cake from Hong Kong market and enjoyed it a lot. It’s not so sweet but smoothly dough, about 120 calories each only. Really good and cheap.

  • @elizabeths156
    @elizabeths1563 жыл бұрын

    This guy's level of English is phenomenal, considering he's lived in HK most of his life. Watching this wife cakes video, I'm reminded of that TVB drama called "Square Pegs" where I first learned about the existence of wife cakes. such a good drama!

  • @weRarmy_weRBL
    @weRarmy_weRBL3 жыл бұрын

    This guy is great...I really wish I can go there , say hi, and try one!...one day...

  • @yung-mingman2918
    @yung-mingman29184 жыл бұрын

    Love them.

  • @whytho2841
    @whytho28413 жыл бұрын

    High-key the guy's voice is really cute

  • @TW-akatim212
    @TW-akatim2122 жыл бұрын

    That guy is very articulate and smart and humorous.

  • @KeungTo4ever
    @KeungTo4ever Жыл бұрын

    One of my favorite bakery in Hong Kong, traditional Chinese pastry

  • @JC-vr9zx
    @JC-vr9zx3 жыл бұрын

    I hope HK is pretty much the same after the pandemic. I really want to go there to eat and enjoy the city again.

  • @Xanctus
    @Xanctus4 ай бұрын

    this must taste amazing!

  • @Obscurai
    @Obscurai4 жыл бұрын

    Learned how to make these and other Cantonese pastries as a kid. Never did get a good explanation of the name. As with most pastries, they are best fresh when they are flakey. After an hour or two, they can get soggy.

  • @XimenaZhaoArchive

    @XimenaZhaoArchive

    3 жыл бұрын

    I put them in the toaster oven when I get home, because I don't like them softened up.

  • @janem3575
    @janem35752 жыл бұрын

    Oh my. Mr Golden Errand Boy. You are well versed in comedy. Love your sense of humor

  • @media-fiend
    @media-fiend3 жыл бұрын

    This video is amazing. What type of camera/lens/stabilization is being used inside the bakery to get these shots?

  • @nn-ym8qn
    @nn-ym8qn3 жыл бұрын

    I first had this a decade ago when I went to a collage in a small city in Malaysia. There was a hidden chinese bakery around 30min walk from my college. I remembered buying it because I found the name to be funny and of course because it's dirt cheap and I can buy more than one compared to other pastries. It's very delicious and the price was also a good deal for a poor student like me! I frequently walked to that bakery whenever I am craving for some pastry for around 3 years of my college life. It was such a good memories and I wish to have a taste of this cake again

  • @sarahm.5021

    @sarahm.5021

    3 жыл бұрын

    do you perhaps know where we can find a halal version of this in malaysia? looks so good

  • @nn-ym8qn

    @nn-ym8qn

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@sarahm.5021 a friend of mine told me she had this back in her hometown in kota bharu. Im not sure where but she said it's from a local bakery that sold halal pastry Edit: she told me the bakery is called Muhibah Bakery

  • @jinngeechia9715
    @jinngeechia97153 жыл бұрын

    Hi Goldenthread. It will help if you put in the Google Map link to the shop. Some foodcentric videos do that. Helps us get over there in a jiffy!

  • @ianlaw4333

    @ianlaw4333

    3 жыл бұрын

    its called 奇趣餅家 its in 35 Fa Yuen St, Mong Kok, Hong Kong. hahha hope it helps, i am also a great fan of this pastry shop !

  • @s.n.t.richer1973
    @s.n.t.richer19733 жыл бұрын

    I love it.👍😍

  • @AngelaRMFerrer
    @AngelaRMFerrer3 жыл бұрын

    Like hopia? It looks super good💕💕

  • @iramsavir5631
    @iramsavir56313 жыл бұрын

    Good thing he cleared that up, about the cakes not being made out of wives. Look much tastier than Hotteok. 😋

  • @karaokeandrandomclips

    @karaokeandrandomclips

    2 жыл бұрын

    I personally prefer hotteok. Wintermelon paste tastes weird

  • @sbaumgartner9848
    @sbaumgartner9848 Жыл бұрын

    Willian is the new generation of Hong Kongers. He's letting the secret out that no wives are harmed in making their Wife Cakes. I love it. They are probably delicious!

  • @laurine9061
    @laurine90613 жыл бұрын

    This guy didn't need subtitles. Love it

  • @kAdRaKeS
    @kAdRaKeS3 жыл бұрын

    Love it

  • @jkdsteve2465
    @jkdsteve24653 жыл бұрын

    Man, I miss those fresh pastries from Hong Kong. Ahh, those freshly , just came out of Niven are the best. Love the egg custard tarts (don-tot) in HK. They’re so good & yummy yet, so bad for you😂😂.

  • @jessieeyy908
    @jessieeyy9083 жыл бұрын

    love it

  • @Sonia-fr1vp
    @Sonia-fr1vp3 жыл бұрын

    I eated it, it was really good that always give me a sense of deja vu i really miss that delicious cake

  • @alexthai2456
    @alexthai24563 жыл бұрын

    my favorite is wife cake............love it very very much

  • @somewhereovertherainbow3643
    @somewhereovertherainbow36433 жыл бұрын

    We have the same thing in Suriname (a South-American a country above Brazil) we call it Blacka Eye (Black Eye). It was imported to Suriname by immigrants. It looks completely the same only ours is filled with red bean paste. It's really delicious. It's my favourite pastry which reminds me of my childhood.

  • @aaronleung8809

    @aaronleung8809

    11 ай бұрын

    This is other staple we have in Hong Kong too red bean filling is very common red bean pastry

  • @chounrithypung3708
    @chounrithypung37083 жыл бұрын

    Guy who run the store: here's the backstory Narrator: *Adjust glasses* Actually....

  • @MrsBluehappiness
    @MrsBluehappiness3 жыл бұрын

    Love both the cakes and the cute guy!

  • @docw3140
    @docw31403 жыл бұрын

    Sense of humour 👍🏾

  • @kylin3197
    @kylin31973 жыл бұрын

    had to look up jan cing mei 😂 人情味. yea does sound kinda weird if translated to english lmao

  • @laurak-e8797
    @laurak-e87973 жыл бұрын

    OMG, I could one every day and not get sick of them. The story behind these is super sweet too. But the One I heard wasn't the one this guy told. lol

  • @StellariumSound
    @StellariumSound2 жыл бұрын

    I know that place in Wong Kok. I go every time I visit family.

  • @dnataliesmith2209
    @dnataliesmith22093 жыл бұрын

    No wives were harmed during the production of wife cakes! 🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @glynislailann9056
    @glynislailann9056 Жыл бұрын

    Geez I wish I had known of this shop when I last visited HK.

  • @Bonnieli888
    @Bonnieli8884 жыл бұрын

    good taste 😍😍😍

  • @MadameRosaFortuneTeller
    @MadameRosaFortuneTeller3 жыл бұрын

    what a charming errand boy