Crowd control: At tiny Ka Wah, a plastic milk crate served as an ad hoc door stop. Tucked against a protruding display case, it still permitted the ready exchange of conversation, cash, and walnut cookies.
Previously, and also shown below: The burnished disc had been crudely scored, like its fellows, probably to release excess heat while in the oven. Folding it in two revealed numerous pastry layers and a smoky red-bean filling. Flattish glutinous-rice cakes enveloped red bean or crushed peanut, each of them lightly sweetened; you can guess which was which. Ka Wah's egg tarts are well-regarded, too.
Ka Wah Bakery
9 Eldridge St. (Division-Canal Sts.), Manhattan
212-226-0133
