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A baozi or simply known as bao, bau, nunu, pow is a type of steamed
Steaming

Steaming is a method of cooking using steam. Steaming is considered a relatively healthier cooking technique and capable of cooking almost all kinds of food....
, filled bun
Bun

A bun is a small, usually sweet bread. Commonly they are hand-sized or smaller, domed in shape with a flat bottom. It can also mean a savory bread roll similar to a Bap or barmcake....
 or bread
Bread

Bread is a staple food prepared by baking a dough of flour and water. It may be leavened or unleavened. Edible salt, fat and a leavening agent such as yeast are common ingredients, though bread may contain a range of other ingredients: milk, Egg , sugar, spice, fruit , vegetables , Nut or seeds ....
-like item in various Chinese cuisines, as there is much variation as to the fillings and the preparations. In its bun-like aspect it is very similar to the traditional Chinese mantou
Mantou

Mantou sometimes known as Chinese steamed bun, is a kind of steaming bun originating in China. It is typically eaten as a staple in Northern parts of China where wheat rather than rice is grown....
. It can be filled with meat
Meat

In modern English usage, meat most often refers to animal biological tissue used as food, mostly skeletal muscle and associated fat, but it may also refer to offal, including livers, skin, brains, bone marrow, kidneys, in some countries lungs, and a variety of other internal organs as well as blood....
 and/or vegetarian fillings. It can be eaten at any meal
Meal

A meal is an instance of eating, specifically one that takes place at a specific time and includes specific, prepared food.Meals occur primarily at homes, restaurants, and cafeterias, but may occur anywhere....
 in Chinese culture, and is often eaten for breakfast
Breakfast

Breakfast is a meal eaten after a long period of sleep, most often eaten in the morning. The word came about because it means breaking the fast after one has not eaten since the night before....
.

rding to legend, they were invented by the scholar and military strategist Zhuge Liang
Zhuge Liang

Zhuge Liang was Chancellor of China of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms period of China. He is often recognised as the greatest and most accomplished strategist of his era....
 (2nd century AD).

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English name Chinese name Other names Description
Cha siu baau
Cha Siu Baau

Cha siu baau are Cantonese cuisine barbecue pork baozi . The buns are filled with barbecue-flavoured char siu. They are served as a type of dim sum during yum cha and are sometimes sold in Chinese bakery....
, Charsiu bau 		manapua
Manapua

Manapua is Hawaiian language slang for the Chinese cuisine Cha Siu Baau.The word does not mean "chewed-up" "pork" in the Hawaiian language, as its spelling suggests....
 		 filled with barbecue-flavoured char siu pork
Char siu

Char siu , otherwise known as barbecued pork in China or Chinese barbecued/roast pork outside China, is a popular way to prepare pork in Cantonese cuisine....
Go Believe/Goubuli baozi the most definitive among all varieties; a meat-filled baozi variety from Tianjin
Tianjin

is the third largest city of the People's Republic of China in terms of urban population. Administratively it is one of the four municipality that have Political divisions of China status, reporting directly to the central government....
; its name literally means, "Baozi that dogs ignore"
Xiaolongbao
Xiaolongbao

Xiaol?ngbao, also known as soup dumpling, is a type of baozi from eastern China, including Shanghai and Wuxi. It is traditionally steamed in small bamboo baskets, known as xiao long, hence the name ....
 		 a small, meat-filled baozi from Shanghai
Shanghai

Shanghai is the List of cities in the People's Republic of China by population in China and one of the List of metropolitan areas by population in the world, with over 20 million people....
 containing a juicy broth.






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A baozi or simply known as bao, bau, nunu, pow is a type of steamed
Steaming

Steaming is a method of cooking using steam. Steaming is considered a relatively healthier cooking technique and capable of cooking almost all kinds of food....
, filled bun
Bun

A bun is a small, usually sweet bread. Commonly they are hand-sized or smaller, domed in shape with a flat bottom. It can also mean a savory bread roll similar to a Bap or barmcake....
 or bread
Bread

Bread is a staple food prepared by baking a dough of flour and water. It may be leavened or unleavened. Edible salt, fat and a leavening agent such as yeast are common ingredients, though bread may contain a range of other ingredients: milk, Egg , sugar, spice, fruit , vegetables , Nut or seeds ....
-like item in various Chinese cuisines, as there is much variation as to the fillings and the preparations. In its bun-like aspect it is very similar to the traditional Chinese mantou
Mantou

Mantou sometimes known as Chinese steamed bun, is a kind of steaming bun originating in China. It is typically eaten as a staple in Northern parts of China where wheat rather than rice is grown....
. It can be filled with meat
Meat

In modern English usage, meat most often refers to animal biological tissue used as food, mostly skeletal muscle and associated fat, but it may also refer to offal, including livers, skin, brains, bone marrow, kidneys, in some countries lungs, and a variety of other internal organs as well as blood....
 and/or vegetarian fillings. It can be eaten at any meal
Meal

A meal is an instance of eating, specifically one that takes place at a specific time and includes specific, prepared food.Meals occur primarily at homes, restaurants, and cafeterias, but may occur anywhere....
 in Chinese culture, and is often eaten for breakfast
Breakfast

Breakfast is a meal eaten after a long period of sleep, most often eaten in the morning. The word came about because it means breaking the fast after one has not eaten since the night before....
.

History

According to legend, they were invented by the scholar and military strategist Zhuge Liang
Zhuge Liang

Zhuge Liang was Chancellor of China of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms period of China. He is often recognised as the greatest and most accomplished strategist of his era....
 (2nd century AD).

Types

English name Chinese name Other names Description
Cha siu baau
Cha Siu Baau

Cha siu baau are Cantonese cuisine barbecue pork baozi . The buns are filled with barbecue-flavoured char siu. They are served as a type of dim sum during yum cha and are sometimes sold in Chinese bakery....
, Charsiu bau 		manapua
Manapua

Manapua is Hawaiian language slang for the Chinese cuisine Cha Siu Baau.The word does not mean "chewed-up" "pork" in the Hawaiian language, as its spelling suggests....
 		 filled with barbecue-flavoured char siu pork
Char siu

Char siu , otherwise known as barbecued pork in China or Chinese barbecued/roast pork outside China, is a popular way to prepare pork in Cantonese cuisine....
Go Believe/Goubuli baozi the most definitive among all varieties; a meat-filled baozi variety from Tianjin
Tianjin

is the third largest city of the People's Republic of China in terms of urban population. Administratively it is one of the four municipality that have Political divisions of China status, reporting directly to the central government....
; its name literally means, "Baozi that dogs ignore"
Xiaolongbao
Xiaolongbao

Xiaol?ngbao, also known as soup dumpling, is a type of baozi from eastern China, including Shanghai and Wuxi. It is traditionally steamed in small bamboo baskets, known as xiao long, hence the name ....
 		 a small, meat-filled baozi from Shanghai
Shanghai

Shanghai is the List of cities in the People's Republic of China by population in China and one of the List of metropolitan areas by population in the world, with over 20 million people....
 containing a juicy broth. Because it is succulent and prepared with unleavened dough, it is sometimes considered different from other bao types, and more closely resembles a jiaozi
Jiaozi

Jiaozi , gyoza , or pot sticker is a Cuisine of China dumpling, widely popular in Mainland China and Japan as well as outside of East Asia, particularly in North America....
 (dumpling)
Shengjian mantou
Shengjian mantou

Shengjian mantou are a type of small, pan-fried baozi which is a specialty of Shanghai. It is usually filled with pork and gelatin that melts into soup when cooked....
 		 a small, meat-filled, fried baozi from Shanghai
Tang bao
Tang bao

Tang bao is a large, soup-filled baozi from Yangzhou, China. Two forms exist. One of which is similar in looks to normal baozi and the other kind in steamed into the bamboo steamer....
 		 a large, soup-filled baozi from Yangzhou
Yangzhou

Yangzhou is a prefecture-level city in central Jiangsu province of China, People's Republic of China. Sitting on the northern bank of the Yangtze River, it borders the provincial capital of Nanjing to the southwest, Huai'an to the north, Yancheng to the northeast, Taizhou, Jiangsu to the east, and Zhenjiang across the river to the south....
 drunk through a straw
Straw

Straw is an agricultural by-product, the dry wikt:stalk of a cereal plant, after the grain or seed has been removed. Straw makes up about half of the yield of cereal crops such as barley, oats, rice, rye and wheat....
Doushabao Hokkien
Min Nan

The Southern Min language, or Min Nan, refers to a family of Chinese dialects which are spoken in southern Fujian and neighboring areas, and by descendants of overseas Chinese in diaspora....
: tau-se-pau 		is a type of baozi filled with sweet bean paste
Sweet bean paste

Sweet bean paste is a food ingredient used in several Asian cuisines. Within Chinese cuisine, it is primarily used as a filling for sweet desserts and Chinese pastry....
Lotus seed bun
Lotus seed bun

Lotus seed bun is a Chinese pastry found in Hong Kong, Taiwan, China. It is sometimes available in overseas Chinatowns. It can be classified as a dim sum, though not exclusively so....
 		 a type of baozi filled with sweetened Lotus seed paste
Lotus seed paste

Lotus seed paste is a China dessert ingredient made from dried lotus seeds....
Kaya bao filled with Kaya
Kaya (jam)

Coconut jam, coco jam, or kaya is a spread , a custard jam in the general sense, consumed mainly in Southeast Asia and made from a base of coconut and sugar....
, a coconut jam popular in Malaysia
Malaysia

Malaysia is a federation that consists of States of Malaysia in Southeast Asia with a total landmass of . The capital city is Kuala Lumpur, while Putrajaya is the seat of the federal government....
 and Singapore
Singapore

Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island country microstate located at the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula. It lies 137 kilometres north of the equator, south of the Malaysian state of Johor and north of Indonesia's Riau Islands....
Naihuangbao filled with sweet yellow custard filling
Zhima bao are steamed buns filled with a black sesame paste


See also

  • Momo
    Momo (food)

    Momo , also momo-cha, is a type of Tibetan, Ladakh and Nepali dumpling, similar to Mongolian buuz, Chinese jiaozi, or Central Asian manti, closely related to Russian pelmeni or Italian ravioli....
    , the Tibetan
    Tibetan

    Tibetan can refer to:*Of or relating to Tibet*Tibetan people, an ethnic group*Tibetan language*Tibetan script, a writing system*Tibetan art...
     equivalent
  • Nikuman
    Nikuman

    Nikuman is a Japanese food made from flour dough, and filled with cooked ground pork or other ingredients. It is a kind of chuka man similar to the Chinese baozi , Also known in English as pork buns....
     (and Chukaman), the Japanese
    Japanese cuisine

    Japanese cuisine has developed over the centuries as a result of many political and social changes. The cuisine eventually changed with the advent of the Medieval age which ushered in a shedding of elitism with the age of Shogun rule....
     variants
  • Bánh bao
    Bánh bao

    B?nh bao is a ball-shaped dumpling with pork or chicken meat, onions, egg , mushrooms and vegetables inside, in Vietnamese cuisine. The steamed bun often has ground pork or chicken, Chinese sausage, and a portion of a hard-boiled egg inside....
    , the Vietnamese equivalent
  • Mandu
    Mandu (dumpling)

    Mandu are dumplings in Korean cuisine. First brought to Korea by the Mongols, they are similar to what are called pelmeni and pierogi in some Slavic peoples cultures....
     (Korean) or manty/manti
    Manti

    Manti, also manty, mantu, mantou, or manties , are a type of dumpling in Turkish cuisine and various Central Asian and Caucasus cuisines, closely related to the east Asian baozi and Mandu ....
     (Turkic) are filled dumplings in Korean, Turkish, Persian, and Pakhtan cuisines.
  • Manapua
    Manapua

    Manapua is Hawaiian language slang for the Chinese cuisine Cha Siu Baau.The word does not mean "chewed-up" "pork" in the Hawaiian language, as its spelling suggests....
    , the Hawaiian equivalent
  • Mantou
    Mantou

    Mantou sometimes known as Chinese steamed bun, is a kind of steaming bun originating in China. It is typically eaten as a staple in Northern parts of China where wheat rather than rice is grown....
     Chinese steamed bread without filling.
  • Siopao
    Siopao

    Siopao are China steamed bread buns filled with meat , vegetables or sweet filling . Siopao is the Cantonese pronunciation for the steamed bread buns....
     are steamed buns in Philippine cuisine.
  • Ravioli
    Ravioli

    Ravioli is a type of filled pasta composed of a filling sealed between two layers of thin pasta dough. The word ravioli is reminiscent of the Italian language verb ravvolgere , though the two words are not etymologically connected....
  • Pierogi
    Pierogi

    Pierogi , from the Proto-Slavic "pir" , is the name most commonly used in English speaking areas to refer to a variety of Slavic peoples semicircular boiled dumplings of Leavening dough stuffed with varying ingredients....
  • Wonton
    Wonton

    A wonton is a type of dumpling commonly found in a number of Chinese cuisines....
  • Kreplach
    Kreplach

    Kreplach are small dumplings filled with ground meat, mashed potatoes or another filling, usually boiled and served in chicken soup. They are similar to Italian ravioli and Chinese wontons....
  • Khinkali
    Khinkali

    Khinkali are Georgia dumplings filled with various fillings such as mushrooms or greens, however usually spiced meat with onions and garlic. They are eaten plain, or with coarse black pepper....
  • Jiaozi
    Jiaozi

    Jiaozi , gyoza , or pot sticker is a Cuisine of China dumpling, widely popular in Mainland China and Japan as well as outside of East Asia, particularly in North America....
     (fried)
  • Chinese Cardboard-bun hoax


External links

  • -- Recipe for Baozi in Wikibooks.
  • -- recipe for Bao Tze