pork buns
Dim sum staple
Pork buns are steamed or baked Chinese pastries filled with seasoned pork, typically char siu (barbecued pork).
The steamed version has a soft, white, pillowy dough; the baked version has a golden, slightly sweet glaze.
A staple of dim sum, they appear across East and Southeast Asian cuisines with regional variations: We ordered pork buns and dumplings.
- steamedHeated by vapor
- bamboo steamerWoven cooking vessel for moist heat
- dumplingsFilled dough parcels
- char siuCantonese honey-roasted pork
- char siu baoChinese filled steamed bread
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- Asian appetizersspring rolls, egg rolls, dumplings, pot stickers, gyoza
- Porkbacon, ham, spare ribs, baby back ribs, lard
- steamed foodssteamed dumplings, steamed fish, steamed rice, steamed vegetables, steamed chicken
- baochar siu bao, cha siu bao, baozi
- steamingsteam, vapor, bamboo steamer, steamed vegetables, steamed fish
cooking method
pork bunspot stickers
Pan-fried filled dumplings
spring rolls · egg rolls · scallion pancakes · wontons · flatbreads