Chicken filled steamed bun.

Siopao (also called baozi in China or simply Pau (bun) in Hong Kong) is simply known as steamed buns in English. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 552 pixel Image in higher resolution (2523 × 1740 pixel, file size: 1. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 552 pixel Image in higher resolution (2523 × 1740 pixel, file size: 1. ... Pumpkin baozi A baozi (Chinese: ; Pinyin: ), or simply known as bao or bau, is a type of steamed, filled bun or bread-like item in Chinese cuisine. ... Mantou for sale in Shanghai Deep-fried mantou - a popular dessert served with sweetened condensed milk. ...

It is also called Salapao in Thailand. It is a popular food item in the Philippines. It does not require utensils to eat it and can be consumed on the go. Unlike Mantou, Siopao will contain a meat and gravy type filling that is slightly sweet and can be pork, chicken, beef, shrimp, chopped scallions, water chestnuts, seasoned egg yolk (if available/desired, balut is sometimes used). In addition, a combination of any of these ingredients can be used. Outside of the Philippines, many Filipino restaurants offer variants of siopao with local ingredients ranging from Spam and canned pineapple in Hawaii, to haute cuisine concoctions involving Pate d'Foie Gras and truffles. A partially shelled balut egg, ready to be eaten. ... Look up spam, SPAM in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Pâté de foie gras (right) with pickled pear. ...

See also

• Baozi, the Chinese version of the steamed bun.