Lotus seed bun

Lotus seed bun
A bamboo steamer of lotus seed buns
served in a Cantonese restaurant
as a type of dim sum.
TypeSweet bun
Place of originChina
Main ingredientsYeast-based dough, lotus seeds
Lotus seed bun
Traditional Chinese蓮蓉包
Simplified Chinese莲蓉包
Hanyu Pinyinlián róng bāo
Cantonese Yalelìhn yùhng bāau
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyinlián róng bāo
Bopomofoㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄖㄨㄥˊ ㄅㄠ
Hakka
Pha̍k-fa-sṳlièn yùng pâu
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanizationlìhn yùhng bāau
Jyutpinglin⁴ jung⁴ baau¹
Southern Min
Hokkien POJliân-jiông-pau

A lotus seed bun (Traditional Chinese: 蓮蓉包；Jyutping: lin⁴ jung⁴ baau¹; pinyin: lián róng bāo) is a Chinese baozi filled with lotus seed paste. They are most commonly served as a form of dim sum.[1]

  1. ^ Phillips, Carolyn (2016-08-30). The Dim Sum Field Guide: A Taxonomy of Dumplings, Buns, Meats, Sweets, and Other Specialties of the Chinese Teahouse. Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed. ISBN 978-1-60774-956-1.