Lotus seed bun

Lotus seed bun

250px Wrapped lotus seed buns
Origin
Place of origin	China
Details
Type	Sweet bun
Main ingredient(s)	Yeast-based dough, lotus seeds

Lotus seed bun
Traditional Chinese	蓮蓉包
Simplified Chinese	莲蓉包
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin lian2 rong2 bao3 Yue: Cantonese Jyutping lin4 jung4 baau1

Lotus seed buns: this particular variety is available in many typical Cantonese restaurants as a type of dim sum.

A lotus seed bun is a Chinese sweet bun found in China. They're prepared by steaming a yeast-leavened dough that contains lotus seed paste. It can be classified as a dim sum, though not exclusively so. They're sometimes available in overseas Chinatowns.

Preparation

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.

See also

• Longevity peach
• List of buns
• Food portal