Hong Kong bakers show their ‘immense creativity’ at the city’s inaugural French Bakery Cup
The winners spoke about their passion for baking after the event that established ‘a clear standard of excellence’ for Hong Kong patisseries
“I started baking because I missed my grandmother’s banana muffins,” said Frances Lam, one of the winners in Hong Kong’s inaugural French Bakery Cup, held earlier this month.
“It seems like such a simple thing – banana muffins – but you’d be surprised how difficult it was to try to find them with that same warm taste as my grandmother’s. That’s when I decided to give baking a go.”
The French Bakery Cup, a three-day baking competition hosted by Business France with the support of the Hong Kong Bakery and Confectionery Association, was held at The Peninsula Hong Kong hotel in the city’s Tsim Sha Tsui neighbourhood from October 13 to 15.
Since 2010, Business France has held French Bakery Day events showcasing French bakeries in the mainland Chinese cities of Beijing, Shanghai, Chengdu and Shenzhen, and held the first edition in Hong Kong in 2024.