Poke World’s ‘muddy bun’ brings messy fun to Memphis area
The "muddy bun" is a chocolate croissant pastry with chocolate folded into it, giving it a velvety, molten chocolate center and a crispier exterior. (Christopher Wright/The Daily Memphian)
Christopher Wright
Christopher Wright is a native Memphian with a bachelor’s degree in education and film from Rhodes College and a master’s degree in sports journalism to be received in Summer 2024 from Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis. Christopher specializes in sports, education, film, music, arts and politics, and was raised on furikake, black-eyed peas and cornbread.
Zang zang baos became huge on East Asian social media sites starting in 2017, where users began to post their “muddy bun face,” after their first bite covers eaters in cocoa dust. But there’s no guarantee it will last long in the Mid-South.
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