Is this a real apple? Is this a carb fiend’s fantasy? This dim sum chef in Beijing is a master of Chinese illusion pastries, a thousand-year old culinary art. And! The pastries he creates don’t just look cute, but they are also used to bless others (or yourself, because who can resist?).

0:00 Chinese illusion pastries
2:35 Signature apple baos
5:01 How to shape
6:54 Inventing his own recipes

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Producer: Angie Hon
Videographer: Shirley Xu
Editor: Oliver Rodgers
Animation: Stella Yoo
Narration: Angie Hon
Mastering: Victor Peña

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