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Baba () is a type of thick, round, heavy bread that is prepared either plain or with various fillings by the Naxi people of north-western
Baba () 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
Yunnan , () is a landlocked province in the southwest of the People's Republic of China. The province spans approximately and has a population of 48.3 million (as of 2018). The capital of the province is Kunming. The province borders the ...
, China. It can be sweet or savory.
Sometimes marketed to tourists as "Chinese pizza," it is said to have been invented during the Qing Dynasty
The Qing dynasty ( ), officially the Great Qing,, was a Manchu-led imperial dynasty of China and the last orthodox dynasty in Chinese history. It emerged from the Later Jin dynasty founded by the Jianzhou Jurchens, a Tungusic-speak ...
and can vary greatly from one part of Yunnan to another. 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.
See also
*List of breads
This is a list of notable baked or steamed bread varieties. This list does not include List of cakes, cakes, List of pastries, pastries, or List of fried dough foods, fried dough foods, which are listed in separate Wikipedia articles. It also does ...
References
Yunnan cuisine {{China-cuisine-stub