Baba (bread)

Baba
Baba in Xizhou
TypeBread
Region or stateYunnan Province, China

Baba (Chinese: 粑粑, pinyin: Bābā) is a type of thick, round, heavy bread that is prepared either plain or with various fillings by the Naxi people of north-western Yunnan, China. It can be sweet or savory.[1]

Sometimes marketed to tourists as "Chinese pizza," it is said to have been invented during the Qing Dynasty and can vary greatly from one part of Yunnan to another.[2] Because of its versatility, baba can be eaten plain, cut into pieces, and turned into a spicy snack or as a popular street food, particularly for breakfast.[3][4]

  1. ^ "Lijiang baba". Special Broadcasting Service. Retrieved 2019-01-05.
  2. ^ "Baking Baba with the Yangs: Meet the Bread of your Dreams, Xizhou". strangertalk. 11 February 2017. Retrieved 2019-01-05.
  3. ^ Weitzman, Roz (2013-12-24). "Exploring Kunming bread: Guandu baba". GoKunming. Retrieved 2019-01-05.
  4. ^ "Lijiang Baba « Street Foodie — Street Food Reviews, Recipes and Vendors". www.streetfoodie.com. Archived from the original on 2019-04-13. Retrieved 2019-01-05.