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Tuesday, September 30, 2014

Best Recipes for Everyone #3 Oct14~~ Bun in My Hot Steamer

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baozi or simply known as baobauhumbownunubausakpow or pauis a type of steamed, filled bun or bread-like (i.e. made with yeast) item in various Chinese cuisines, as there is much variation as to the fillings and the preparations. In its bun-like aspect it is very similar to the traditional Chinesemantou. It can be filled with meat and/or vegetarian fillings.
Two types are found in most parts of China and Indonesia: Dabao ("big bun"), measuring about 10 cm across, served individually, and usually purchased for take-away. The other type, xiaobao ("small bun"), measure approximately 5 cm wide, and are most commonly eaten in restaurants, but may also be purchased for take-away. Each order consists of a steamer containing between three and ten pieces. A small ceramic dish is provided for vinegar or soy sauce, both of which are available in bottles at the table, along with chili paste and garlic paste.
In many Chinese cultures, these buns are a popular food, and widely available. While they can be eaten at any meal, baozi are often eaten for breakfast. They are also popular as a portable snack or meal.
Due to the long history of Chinese immigrants in Malaysia, the Malays have adopted these buns as their own. A particularly Malay form of the baozi (called pau in Malay) is filled with potato curry, chicken curry or beef curry that are similar to the fillings of Malay curry puffs. Some variants have a quail egg in the middle, in addition to the curry. Due to the Muslim beliefs of most Malays, these buns are halal and contain no pork. One can find Malay stalls selling the buns by the roadside, at pasar malams (night markets), highway rest stops, and pasar Ramadans (Ramadan food bazaars).
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Mantou, often referred to as Chinese steamed bun/bread, is a type ofsteamed bread or bun originating in China. They are typically eaten as a staple in northern parts of China where wheat, rather than rice, is grown. They are made with milled wheat flourwater and leavening agents. In size and texture, they range from 4 cm, soft and fluffy in the most elegant restaurants, to over 15 cm, firm and dense for the working man's lunch. (As white flour, being more heavily processed, was once more expensive, white mantou were somewhat of a luxury in preindustrial China.)
Traditionally, mantoubing, and wheat noodles were the staple carbohydratesof the northern Chinese diet, analogous to rice, which forms the mainstay of the southern Chinese diet. They are also known in the south, but are often served as street food or a restaurant dish, rather than as a staple or home cooking. Restaurant mantou are often smaller and more delicate and can be further manipulated, for example, by deep-frying and dipping in sweetenedcondensed milk.
They are often sold precooked in the frozen section of Asian supermarkets, ready for preparation by steaming or heating in the microwave oven.
A similar food, but with a filling inside, is baoziMantou is the older word, and in some regions (such as the Jiangnan region of China, and Koreamantou (or the equivalent local reading of the word) can be used to indicate both the filled and unfilled buns, while in Japan the equivalent local reading of the word refers only to filled buns.
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After read the introduction of steam bun,it's mean this month - October's theme is Bun In My Hot Steamer.
What ever bun with filling,bun without filling(mantou),big bun, or any steam bun you know could share with us in this whole October.

What you need to do is:
Every post must be display with the BEST RECIPES batch on it(see above). And please link back the post to me.
Example: I'm joining Best Recipes for Everyone October 2014 Event Theme: Bun in My Hot Steamer hosted by Fion of XuanHom's Mom.
This event is open for every blogger friends all around the world.Blogger friends could participate as many posts they want.
Important is all the post must be match with the THEME of that month.And all the post must be current post.
All participant post must be you own bake/cook. If you are using a recipe from a book or website. Please mention the title and author of the book or link of the website.


I hope that all blogger friends will participate my event. And recommend your best and popular chocolate recipes to everyone.
I will update the new event every month. I also like to hear your suggestion for any event theme you prefer.
It would be very fun if you do so.You could email me :chengxuan06@gmail.com for any suggestion.

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28 comments:

  1. 蒸好。。。蒸好。。。^^

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  2. 蒸的哦。。。这个ngam我咧,呵呵!!

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    1. 哈哈哈。。。那么我非常期待妳的包子馒头哦

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  3. 呀!达令。。。巧克力偶还木有玩够呢。。。好啦。。那咋们就玩包子来了哈

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    1. 哈哈哈。。。也可以一边玩巧克力,一边玩包子。。。

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  4. 南瓜馒头可以不可以,哈哈哈哈!
    咱们两家都有喜事叻,哈哈哈,双喜临门。

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    1. 我们一起办喜事,哈哈哈哈。。。

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  5. 蒸的棒, 得想想十月要蒸什么包子了, 嘻嘻..

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    1. 蒸的比较健康,不会发热气。。哈哈哈

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  6. 正有想做包子的想法!好极了!

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    1. 那我期待猫儿家的包子咯。。呵呵

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    1. 薇,那我非常期待妳的作品呢。。谢谢

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  8. Fion美女,"蒸“的健康又好吃,一定给予支持! 加油呗! :)

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    1. 谢谢,Esther宝贝的支持!爱死妳了!

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  9. Hi Fion, I like steam bao but not good in making bao. Also make bao 我就"sian" 了一半 ... because bao usually needs yeast for proofing ... but still will support you lah !

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    1. hahaha...after u try few times,u will love the making soon,anyhow,waiting for you baozi...thanks^^

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  10. Fion, 这次真的是考到我了。我对做面包和包点不是很在行,看来只有看的份。:D

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    1. Ann,我对妳非常有信心,妳一定胜任有余,期待妳的作品^^

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  11. 你的巧克力主题我只来得及参加一款食物而已,因为学校很忙啊!这个月的新主题我应该可以参加喔,明天开始又有3天假期了,可以在家一直蒸。。。蒸。。。蒸。。。蒸到饱啦!*^◎^*

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    1. 谢谢妳,非常期待妳的包子馒头呢 ^^

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  12. 今天才有空来你家看看, 《蒸》 好,非常好。支持你^^

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  13. Fion, 我来支持你一下, 虽然我的包子长得真的很抱歉 ;P

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  14. So many wonderful recipes here that I want to try but mostly in mandarin....:( can't understand and google translation not so good!

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