551 Horai is a popular place for butaman, which is a steamed bun filled with pork. We went to the location in Namba. There’s a lot of other shops and places to eat in the area, as you can see from the picture.
551 Horai in Namba
I’m really impressed with how the Japanese display their food. Everything there looks so neat and tidy (including clothing). They have an actual restaurant upstairs too if you want to dine in. They serve a variety of dishes (other than buns).
Each bun costs ¥170 and if you get it for take out, they give you a small packet of mustard to go with your bun, which provides another pop of flavour. The bun just by itself is already really good though. It was firm and not soggy at all. The pork filling was savoury and it was an adequate amount. The meat to bun ratio was perfect. Sorry, I guess I got too caught up in eating the bun that I didn’t take a picture of the inside! It was really tasty and the best steamed bun that I’ve had! 🙂
They also sell these at KIX airport — in fact, we bought these again there on our way home! Too bad we’re not allowed to bring meat items into Canada. Otherwise, we would’ve bought more for friends and family to try back home. Anyways, if you’re in the area I would highly recommend grabbing a bun or two to share (or not share) 😉
Address:
〒542-0076 3-6-3 Namba Chuo-ku Osaka
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