Mantou - frozen vs. refrigerated?

if I wanted to buy mantou from the supermarket, would I be better off taste and texture wise if I got the frozen or refrigerated stuff?

If you’re not going to finish it in a day or two, you may as well get the frozen. They taste fine. That’s what I’ve learned anyway

Get fresh ones and freeze any that you don’t eat.

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By fresh do you mean refrigerated or go to some specialty shop to get the catch of the day?

There should be a mantou shop in every neighborhood.

I don’t like shopping for piecemeal stuff though I can see how getting them fresh would have it’s advantages.

Trying to get the most out of my Carrefour experience - they offer refrigerated and frozen.

If you can find some little old lady/man selling bags of hand made ones out the back of a blue truck, you’re normally onto a winner.
Get a bag full have some fresh and freeze the rest for later.

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I think it’s worthwhile to support those little shops. And they taste so much better, and probably cheaper. In Taiwan, you can get a bunch and get a discount.

Get frozen then let them unfreeze and use them as fresh mantou.

If you have a car or scooter , it only takes few minutes (at some you just need yell out the window). Most open at night/ overight till morning hours.

get the frozen stuff.
we had some recently, they’re really fine.