No trip to Seattle is complete without a stop at the Pike Place Market. While the seafood (and the famous fish guys) get all the publicity…
I go to the Pike Place Market for one thing: crumpets. One of my favorite treats in this world, a must-eat on any trip to Seattle, comes from The Crumpet Shop.
Crumpets, which originated in the United Kingdom, are the precursor to what have come to be known as English muffins here in the US. I can never decide between sweet and savory, so I usually get both. My favorites in each category are the English cheese, pesto, and tomato; and the butter and blackberry jam.
With a crispy bottom and spongy top, full of pores that soak up the cheese and butter respectively, one bite and you’ll be hooked too.
Dave and Braiden decided to go for pork buns (a.k.a. cha siu bao, a.k.a. hum bao, though here in Seattle they spell it hum bow). Mee Sum Pastry, another Pike Place Market staple, sells the buns in both steamed and baked varieties. If you walk by at the right time, you can even see them being made.
Dave went baked,
while Braiden went steamed.
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