{"id":261823,"date":"2026-05-25T01:08:06","date_gmt":"2026-05-24T16:08:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tenbizt.com\/en\/news\/uncategorized\/2026\/05\/25\/why-hong-kong-is-obsessed-with-the-crunchy-soft-texture-of-k-desserts\/"},"modified":"2026-05-25T01:08:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T16:08:07","slug":"why-hong-kong-is-obsessed-with-the-crunchy-soft-texture-of-k-desserts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tenbizt.com\/en\/news\/food\/2026\/05\/25\/why-hong-kong-is-obsessed-with-the-crunchy-soft-texture-of-k-desserts\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Hong Kong is Obsessed with the &#8216;Crunchy-Soft&#8217; Texture of K-Desserts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Translation result<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-union.tenbizt.com\/contents\/crawler-dev\/image\/2026\/05\/CP-2023-0083\/image-614591cb-582a-4592-b542-75f8109d766b.jpeg\" alt=\"[123RF]\" class=\"img_LSize\"> [RealFood \u2014 Reporter Yook Seong-yeon] The K\u2011dessert scene is making waves in Hong Kong by serving up show-stopping textures that grab your attention.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Korea Agro-Fisheries &amp; Food Trade Corporation (aT)\u2019s export information service (KATI), Moment in Tsim Sha Tsui is offering bungeoppang that perfectly captures Korea\u2019s signature \u201ccrispy outside, soft inside\u201d mouthfeel. 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