3 Eggcellent Egg Tarts

Although it isn’t entirely clear, many believe that the egg tart was a variation of Britain’s custard tart. In the 1920s, the custard tart was introduced to chefs in Canton, China, by the British. The chefs then adapted the start using their dim sum and pastry skills to make the famous egg tart, a popular snack that roams the streets of Hong Kong. The egg tart was invented in a Guangzhou restaurant in 1927 and projected a big influence over food in Hong Kong in the 1940s-1950s. The egg tart began to gain popularity as an afternoon snack for the wealthy but instead of the HK egg tart we know today, it was similar to the portuguese tart. However, World War 2 left Hong Kong with lots of financial loss, making it almost impossible to serve western/foreign foods such as the egg/portuguese tart. This lead to the uprising of 茶餐厅, traditional HK style restaurants, that aim to serve affordable meals to the public, hence, the egg tart.