Thai Sweet Hawaiian Glazed Buns with Thai Tea and Matcha Custard Dips

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Preparation info
  • Makes

    12

    hawaiian-style sweet buns
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Asian Smoke: Thai and Southeast Asian Barbecue from the Curry Boys

By Andrew Ho, Andrew Samia and Sean Wen

Published 2026

  • About

Inspired by our dear friend, Chef Sam from Yaowarat, the Chinese-Thai restaurant in Portland, Oregon, these buns are not here to play! This recipe is a cheat code because sweet Hawaiian buns are already good on their own, but when paired with a little butter, a little condensed milk, and a little custard dip, your sweet tooth will evolve into a full-on sweet mouth. The smell alone is enough to make a person drop to their knees, but that first bite into the decadent, pillowy