baozi

Chinese filled bun

Baozi are Chinese steamed buns filled with meat, vegetables, or sweet paste.

The soft, pillowy dough encases savory fillings like pork or cabbage, or sweet ones like red bean paste.

Eaten for breakfast or as snacks throughout China and wherever Chinese cuisine has spread: We grabbed some baozi from the street vendor.

Singular and plural are the same.

dough

bun

Soft rounded roll

flourMilled grain powder
wheatCereal crop for flour
yeastFermenting fungus

leavened · dough · fluffy · pillowy · soft · spongy · white · elastic · proofing · kneading

origin

China

East Asian superpower

BeijingChina's seat of government
TianjinChinese coastal municipality
ShanghaiChinese coastal financial center

Cantonese · Chinatown · teahouse · vendor · cart · breakfast · snack · delicacy · cuisine · authentic

filling

pork

Pig as food

beefBovine meat for eating
vegetableEdible plant part
chiveMild onion-family herb

shrimp · lamb · mushroom · tofu · cabbage · chicken · barbecue · onion · garlic · ginger

cooking

steamed

Heated by vapor

bambooTall woody grass
steamerVapor-powered vessel
basketWoven carrying vessel

panfried · baked · hot · fresh · handmade · batch · lid · parchment · timing

Opposites

cooking method

baozispring roll

Fried filled wrapper

egg roll · fried dumpling · spring rolls

structural form

baozibing

Brief ringing tone

scallion pancake · flatbread · naan · pita · tortilla

filling enclosure

Open-faced steamed dumpling

Phrases

bao bunsSteamed filled bread rolls
char siu baoChinese filled steamed bread
hong baoFestive monetary gift wrapper
cha siu baoChinese filled steamed bread

Family

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