Pumpkin baozi

A baozi (Chinese: 包子; pinyin: bāozi), or simply known as bao or bau, is a type of steamed, filled bun or bread-like item in Chinese cuisine. In its bun-like aspect it is very similar to the traditional Chinese mantou. It can be filled with meat and/or vegetarian fillings. It can be eaten at any meal in Chinese culture, and is often eaten for breakfast. Look up bao in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1024 × 768 pixel, file size: 265 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1024 × 768 pixel, file size: 265 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Pinyin, more formally called Hanyu Pinyin (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; Pinyin: ), is the most common variant of Standard Mandarin romanization system in use. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... A Swedish-style saffron bun traditionally consumed en masse with Christmas at hand. ... For other uses, see Bread (disambiguation). ... Chinese cuisine (Chinese: 中國菜) is widely seen as representing one of the richest and most diverse culinary cuisines and heritages in the world. ... Mantou or man tou (Simplified Chinese: 馒头; Traditional Chinese: 饅頭; pinyin: ), sometimes known as Chinese steamed bun, is a kind of steamed buns typically served in Northern Chinese cuisine. ... This article is about the food. ... For animals adapted to eat primarily plants, sometimes referred to as vegetarian animals, see Herbivore. ... For the coarsely ground flour, see flour. ... Breakfast is the first meal of the day, typically eaten in the morning. ...

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Well known types of baozi include:

• Cha siu baau or Charsiu bau (simplified Chinese: 叉烧包; traditional Chinese: 叉燒包;; pinyin: chāshāobāo) or manapua, filled with barbecue-flavoured char siu pork.
• Goubuli baozi (Chinese: 狗不理包子; pinyin: gǒubulǐ bāozi): a meat-filled baozi variety from Tianjin; its name literally means, "Dogs won't mind."
• Xiaolongbao (simplified Chinese: 小笼包; traditional Chinese: 小籠包; pinyin: xiǎolóngbāo): a small, meat-filled baozi from Shanghai containing a juicy broth. Because it is succulent and prepared with leavened dough, it is sometimes considered different from other bao types, and more closely resembles a jiaozi (dumpling)
• Shengjian mantou (traditional Chinese: 生煎饅頭; simplified Chinese: 生煎馒头; pinyin: shēngjiān mántóu): a small, meat-filled, fried baozi from Shanghai.
• Tangbao (traditional Chinese: 湯包; simplified Chinese: 汤包; pinyin: tāngbao): a large, soup-filled baozi from Yangzhou, containing mainly soup which is drunk first with a straw, with the flour skin eaten afterwards. Sometimes confused as one with xiaolongbao because of a similar emphasis on soup.
• Doushabao (Chinese: 豆沙包; pinyin: dòushābāo; Hokkien or Taiwanese: taosa bau) is a type of baozi filled with sweet red bean paste (the black or dark brown filling).
• LianRong bau (Chinese: 莲蓉包; pinyin: liánróngbāo): is a type of baozi filled with sweetened Lotus seed paste (the light brown filling).
• Naihuangbao (Chinese: 奶黃包; pinyin: nǎihuángbāo): filled with sweet yellow custard filling.
• Zhima bao are steamed buns filled with a black sesame paste.

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See also

• momo, the nepalese
• Nikuman (and Chūkaman), the Japanese variants
• Bánh bao, the Vietnamese equivalent
• Buuz, the Mongolian variant
• Mandu (Korean) or manty/mantı (Turkic) are filled dumplings in Korean, Turkish, Persian, and Pakhtan cuisines.
• Mantou Chinese steamed bread without filling.
• Pineapple bun or bo lo bao: a baked Western style bun with a sweet and crispy topping, although it does not actually contain pineapple.
• Siopao are steamed buns in Philippine cusine.
• Chinese Cardboard-bun hoax

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Notes

Mantou or man tou (Simplified Chinese: 馒头; Traditional Chinese: 饅頭; pinyin: ), sometimes known as Chinese steamed bun, is a kind of steamed buns typically served in Northern Chinese cuisine. ...

External links

• http://bread.allrecipes.com/az/ChineseStmdBnsMtFllng.asp -- recipe for Bao Tze