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Cha siu baau are Cantonese
Cantonese cuisine

Cantonese cuisine comes from Guangdong in Southern China, or specifically from Guangzhou . Of all the regional varieties of Chinese cuisine, Cantonese is the best known outside China; most "Chinese restaurants" in Western countries serve Cantonese cuisine and dishes based on it....
 barbecue pork buns
Baozi

A baozi or simply known as bao, bau, nunu, pow is a type of steaming, filled bun or bread-like item in various Chinese cuisines, as there is much variation as to the fillings and the preparations....
 (baozi). The buns are 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....
. They are served as a type of dim sum
Dim sum

Dim sum is the name for a Chinese cuisine which involves a wide range of light dishes served alongside Chinese tea. It is usually served in the mornings until noon time at Chinese restaurants and at specialty dim sum eateries where typical dishes are available throughout the day....
 during yum cha
Yum cha

Yum cha is a term in Cantonese which means "drink Chinese tea". It refers to the custom of eating small servings of different foods while sipping Chinese tea in Cantonese speaking areas of northern and southern China China....
 and are sometimes sold in Chinese bakeries
Chinese bakery

Chinese bakeries in big cities like Hong Kong, Guangzhou, Shanghai, and across the world in Chinatowns, serve traditional Chinese goods such as mooncakes, sun cakes, and Sweet heart cakes....
.

e are two major kinds of cha siu baau: steamed ( zing1) and baked ( guk6). Steamed cha siu baau has a white exterior, while its baked counterpart is browned and glazed. Another variety of these buns, made with puff pastry, are called cha siu sou .

ough visually similar to other types of steamed baozi, the dough of steamed cha siu baau is unique since it makes use of both yeast
Yeast

Yeasts are eukaryote microorganisms classified in the Kingdom fungus, with about 1,500 species currently described; they dominate fungal diversity in the oceans....
 and baking powder
Baking powder

Baking powder is a dry chemical leavening agent used to increase the volume and lighten the texture of baked goods such as muffins, cakes, and cookies ....
 as leavening .






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Cha siu baau are Cantonese
Cantonese cuisine

Cantonese cuisine comes from Guangdong in Southern China, or specifically from Guangzhou . Of all the regional varieties of Chinese cuisine, Cantonese is the best known outside China; most "Chinese restaurants" in Western countries serve Cantonese cuisine and dishes based on it....
 barbecue pork buns
Baozi

A baozi or simply known as bao, bau, nunu, pow is a type of steaming, filled bun or bread-like item in various Chinese cuisines, as there is much variation as to the fillings and the preparations....
 (baozi). The buns are 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....
. They are served as a type of dim sum
Dim sum

Dim sum is the name for a Chinese cuisine which involves a wide range of light dishes served alongside Chinese tea. It is usually served in the mornings until noon time at Chinese restaurants and at specialty dim sum eateries where typical dishes are available throughout the day....
 during yum cha
Yum cha

Yum cha is a term in Cantonese which means "drink Chinese tea". It refers to the custom of eating small servings of different foods while sipping Chinese tea in Cantonese speaking areas of northern and southern China China....
 and are sometimes sold in Chinese bakeries
Chinese bakery

Chinese bakeries in big cities like Hong Kong, Guangzhou, Shanghai, and across the world in Chinatowns, serve traditional Chinese goods such as mooncakes, sun cakes, and Sweet heart cakes....
.

Variety

There are two major kinds of cha siu baau: steamed ( zing1) and baked ( guk6). Steamed cha siu baau has a white exterior, while its baked counterpart is browned and glazed. Another variety of these buns, made with puff pastry, are called cha siu sou .

Ingredient

Although visually similar to other types of steamed baozi, the dough of steamed cha siu baau is unique since it makes use of both yeast
Yeast

Yeasts are eukaryote microorganisms classified in the Kingdom fungus, with about 1,500 species currently described; they dominate fungal diversity in the oceans....
 and baking powder
Baking powder

Baking powder is a dry chemical leavening agent used to increase the volume and lighten the texture of baked goods such as muffins, cakes, and cookies ....
 as leavening . This unique mix of leavening gives the dough of cha siu baau a soft, fluffy, and almost cake-like texture. Indeed the texture of the dough is so appealing that many other types of steamed baozi are made using cha siu baau dough.

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See also

  • 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....
     (Hawaii
    Hawaii

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    )
  • 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....
     (Japan
    Japan

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  • 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....
     (Philippines
    Philippines

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  • 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....
     (Vietnam
    Vietnam

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