Pun Veng (also romanized Pun Wing) is the founder of Pun Veng Kei (潘榮記), a long-running Macau souvenir shop named after him. Founded around the 1940s (the exact year is undocumented; described as "70-odd years" old as of around 2014), it was famous for fully handmade golden-coin cookies (金錢餅), especially Pun Veng's self-invented reduced-egg version (減蛋金錢餅) — made with egg yolks only, with no egg whites and no artificial flavouring. He had baked cakes at the bakery San Cheong Kei (新昌記) before setting up a stall near Senado Square, running the shop with his wife and son at No. 1 Travessa da Fortaleza (大炮台街) near the Ruins of St Paul's. Macau Post issued a stamp depicting "Uncle Pun Veng making golden coin cookies," and the Macao Government Tourism Office promoted it as a must-try local specialty. The shop closed in 2013.

A golden-coin cookie made with egg yolks alone — at No. 1 Travessa da Fortaleza, Pun Veng Kei kept a baker's name, his craft, and even his figure on a postage stamp in Macau's memory.

Pun Veng (also romanized Pun Wing) is the founder of Pun Veng Kei (潘榮記), a long-running Macau souvenir shop named directly after him. Pun Veng Kei was famous for its fully handmade golden-coin cookies, above all Pun Veng's self-invented reduced-egg version — a beloved souvenir around the Ruins of St Paul's.

Profile

  • Brand: Pun Veng Kei (潘榮記)
  • Founded: around the 1940s (exact year undocumented; described as "70-odd years" old as of around 2014)
  • District: No. 1 Travessa da Fortaleza (大炮台街), near the Ruins of St Paul's; closed 2013
  • Signature: fully handmade golden-coin cookies; the self-invented reduced-egg cookie (egg yolks only)

Background

Pun Veng Kei was founded by its proprietor Pun Veng, named after him, and run together with his wife and son. Per public sources, Pun Veng baked in his earlier years at the bakery San Cheong Kei (新昌記), and after learning the craft set up a stall near Senado Square, gradually building his own golden-coin-cookie business. He is best remembered for inventing the reduced-egg golden-coin cookie — using egg yolks only, with no egg whites and no artificial flavouring — giving it a distinctive texture and taste. Pun Veng's birth and death years are not reliably recorded and are omitted here.

The Brand & Its Legacy

Pun Veng Kei stood at No. 1 Travessa da Fortaleza, right by the Ruins of St Paul's, a stop on visitors' souvenir trail. Its golden-coin cookies were prized for being fully handmade, with the reduced-egg cookie as the signature. The brand's cultural weight shows in a stamp once issued by Macau Post, depicting "Uncle Pun Veng making golden coin cookies," and the Macao Government Tourism Office promoted Pun Veng Kei's cookies as a recommended Macau specialty. Even so, this 70-year-old shop ultimately closed in 2013, becoming an old flavour many in Macau remember fondly.