Gua bao
A gua bao, also known as a pork belly bun, bao, or bao bun, is a type of lotus leaf bun originating from Fujianese cuisine in China. It is also a popular snack in Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines, and Nagasaki Chinatown in Japan.
A traditional gua bao | |
| Course | Snack, delicacy, main dish, side dish |
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| Place of origin | Fujian, China |
| Serving temperature | Hot |
| Main ingredients | Lotus leaf bread, stewed meat, condiments |
| Ingredients generally used | Red-cooked pork belly, pickled mustard, coriander, ground peanuts |
| Variations | Fried chicken, fish, eggs, stewed beef, lettuce |
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| Traditional Chinese | 割包 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 刈包 | ||||||||||
| Literal meaning | cut bun | ||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 肉夾包 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 肉夹包 | ||||||||||
| Literal meaning | meat between buns | ||||||||||
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| Japanese name | |||||||||||
| Kanji | 角煮饅頭 | ||||||||||
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| Tagalog | kuwapaw | ||||||||||
It consists of a slice of stewed meat and condiments sandwiched between flat steamed bread known as lotus leaf bread (荷叶饼; héyèbǐng). The lotus leaf bread is typically 6–8 centimetres (2.4–3.1 in) in size, semi-circular and flat in form, with a horizontal fold that, when opened, gives the appearance that it has been sliced. The traditional filling for gua bao is a slice of red-cooked pork belly, typically dressed with stir-fried suan cai (pickled mustard greens), coriander, and ground peanuts.
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