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Yohji Lam

Yuen Long Tai Bo Cafe shot to Internet fame after it became the subject of a viral copypasta trend on Threads.
The lengthy text, which has been copied and pasted on various online posts repeatedly, playfully referred to the cafe’s meat patties as “a tastebud nuke” and “Asia’s number one”, prompting a wave of customers to experience the hype, some from as far as Macau.


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Tai Bo Cafe in Yuen Long has gone viral online thanks to a copypasta trend on Threads recommending their meat patties


Tai Bo Cafe in Yuen Long has gone viral online thanks to a copypasta trend on Threads recommending their meat patties.


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Tai Bo Cafe in Yuen Long has gone viral online thanks to a copypasta trend on Threads recommending their meat patties