Pod unveils Bao steamed buns
The brand brought the sweet fluffy steamed buns to its menu.
Bao buns are Asian street food, traditionally steamed and filled with protein and sticky sauce. Pod have added their healthy twist to their three recipes. The buffalo chicken is paired with colourful slaw and crispy onions, an innovative smoked miso tofu is served with slaw and spicy seeds while the statement serve is a barbecue pulled pork with edamame beans, peas, kale, chilli and crispy onions.
Pod's baos are made high in protein, low in fat and ranging from only 220 – 280 calories.
Pod's Executive Chairman John Postlethwaite said: “These buns are incredibly delicate to get right and training the entire company in how to make them to Pod's meticulous standards has been a rewarding challenge. Our thorough training programme and heavy investment into state of-the-art equipment in each of our restaurants means we can now offer this latest food frenzy to our customers in just a matter of minutes. Once again, Pod are bringing the latest international latest food trends to the capital.”
Set to be Pod's biggest ever launch, the full range is available from November 7th.