Baozi
Meat-filled baozi for sale in a market | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Alternative names | Bao, pau, paotzu | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type | Filled steamed bread | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Course | Breakfast, snack | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of origin | China | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Chinese | 包子 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Chinese | 包 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Baozi (Chinese: ⓘ), or simply bao, is a type of yeast-leavened filled bun in various Chinese cuisines. There are many variations in fillings (meat or vegetarian) and preparations, though the buns are most often made from wheat flour and steamed. They are a variation of mantou from Northern China.
Baozi are popular throughout China and have even made their way into the cuisines of many other countries through the Chinese diaspora.