Muar Buy: Seremban (S'ban) Siew Pow (芙蓉烧包) @ Pekan Muar

The name of a traditional pastry shop in the old town of Pekan Muar is simply called Seremban Siew Pow or S'ban Siew Pow (芙蓉烧包). Aptly named, the shop makes and sells the famous siew bao (烧包) of Seremban (芙蓉), in the state of Negeri Sembilan, and other Chinese pastries.

The shop sells several types of freshly-baked traditional pastry with different fillings. Aside from siew bao, there are char siew puffs, egg tarts, wife biscuits, mung bean biscuits, kaya puff, etc. Other local products, of other brands, are sold here too, including Muar-specialty mee siput (snail cracker).

Top-left: Some of the shop's popular traditional pastries are chicken siew bao (鸡肉烧包), pork siew bao (猪肉烧包) and char siew puff (叉烧酥). All the pastries have crispy crusts and are mild-sweet. Top-right: Pork siew bao has dry lean meat filling and is tender. Bottom-left: Chicken siew bao has white sesame seeds on its crust. The filling is made with dry tender chicken meat with green peas. Bottom-right: Char siew puff has a moist filling with barbecue pork in red char siew sauce and carries the expected mild-sweet note of the sauce.

When visiting the old town of Muar, pick some traditional pastries and local products at Seremban Siew Pow shop. There is no need to go all the way to Seremban for their siew bao, get it in Muar instead.

Address:

57, Jalan Meriam, Pekan Muar, 84000 Muar, Johor, Malaysia

Opening Hours:

7am to 6pm | Daily

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