Cha siu bao

Cha siu bao are popular Chinese pork roast buns. Whether steamed or baked, they are always filled with a sweet and spicy grilled pork filling. Steamed varieties are delicate and soft, with a snowy white color, while baked chao siu bao have a light golden color and are usually covered in a glossy glaze.

The delicious filling inside the buns is usually traditional Chinese char siu pork - slowly roasted pieces of pork doused in a juicy barbecue sauce. The buns are an original Chinese invention, an authentic dish of the Cantonese region. Due to immigration and popularity of Chinese restaurants across the globe, pork roast buns have quickly spread to other parts of the world.

Today the soft steamed buns can be found as an irreplaceable part of every dim sum meal, while the baked varieties are usually bought in traditional Chinese bakeries.