Mamasan Kitchen & Bar is a sophisticated, upscale eatery in the Oracle precinct of Broadbeach. A reflection not only of the Gold Coast’s close ties with Asia but also of new life in a new land, traditional dishes are turned on their head and given new inspiration with unexpected twists of flavor.Our ‘go to’ dish at Mamasan is the Pork Bao: two gua bao nestled together on a platter, an upmarket version of Taiwan’s favorite street food. Head Chef Ray Choi cures local Bryon Bay pork with Sichuan salt for three hours before cooking it for ten hours in the sous vide. What a dish this is: a well-balanced little bundle of fresh and spicy, salty and sweet, with multiple textures of flavor-filled meat, pickled salad and hoisin enveloped in a perfectly pillow-like bun. Pick it up and get all over it! Gloriously messy, juices dribble down your wrist as you yield to the addiction of the dish colloquially known as ‘Tiger bites pig’!

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