This could only mean one thing: baozi, also known in the U.S. as steamed pork buns or bao buns. Back then, there were only a ...

I have enjoyed eating bao buns for a few years now around the city ... I’ve used a simple pork fillet sliced thinly and tossed in a hoisin sauce. All ingredients are available in the supermarket.

So when you sink your teeth into the pillowy softness of a juicy pork bun (also called bao or baozi), and then savor the umami-packed delight of an authentic pork dumpling, it's easy to blur the ...

The fillings for bao buns are usually highly flavoured, colourful and complement the sweet buns. Roasted pork in sticky glaze is popular, combined with shredded spring onion and other vegetables.

The pièce de résistance, though, has to be the char siu bao with roast pork. A Cantonese version of the pulled pork barbecue sandwich, these shiny, fluffy buns filled with tender, marinated pork ...

Chinese New Year, marking the end of winter and the beginning of spring on the Chinese calendar, is Wednesday, Jan. 29.