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Chinese sweet bun From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A lotus seed bun is a Chinese sweet bun found in China. They are prepared by steaming a yeast-leavened dough that contains lotus seed paste.[1] It can be classified as a dim sum, though not exclusively so.
Type | Sweet bun |
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Place of origin | China |
Main ingredients | Yeast-based dough, lotus seeds |
Lotus seed bun | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 蓮蓉包 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 莲蓉包 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Hanyu Pinyin | lián róng bāo | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Cantonese Yale | lìhn yùhng bāau | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Because the bun has a variety of different appearances, the dough especially, can be different depending on where it is made. The dough is generally made of similar substances like the ones used in char siu baau.
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