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A lotus seed bun (
Traditional Chinese
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: 蓮蓉包；Jyutping
The Linguistic Society of Hong Kong Cantonese Romanization Scheme, also known as Jyutping, is a romanisation system for Cantonese developed in 1993 by the Linguistic Society of Hong Kong (LSHK).
The name ''Jyutping'' (itself the Jyutping ro ...
: ''lin⁴ jung⁴ baau¹''; Cantonese Yale
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: ''lìhnyùhngbāau'', pinyin
Hanyu Pinyin, or simply pinyin, officially the Chinese Phonetic Alphabet, is the most common romanization system for Standard Chinese. ''Hanyu'' () literally means 'Han Chinese, Han language'—that is, the Chinese language—while ''pinyin' ...
: ''liánróngbāo'') is a Chinese
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baozi
Baozi (), or simply bao, is a type of yeast-leavened filled bun in various Chinese cuisines. There are many variations in fillings (meat or vegetarian) and preparations, though the buns are most often steaming, steamed. They are a variation of ...
filled with lotus seed paste
Lotus seed paste is a Chinese dessert ingredient made from dried lotus seeds. It is traditionally considered a luxurious ingredient.
Production
The process for making the paste is similar to that of smooth red bean paste. First, the dried seeds ...
. It is most commonly served as a form of dim sum
Dim sum () is a large range of small Chinese dishes that are traditionally enjoyed in restaurants for brunch. Most modern dim sum dishes are commonly associated with Cantonese cuisine, although dim sum dishes also exist in other Chinese cu ...
.
History
Lotus seed paste
Lotus seed paste is a Chinese dessert ingredient made from dried lotus seeds. It is traditionally considered a luxurious ingredient.
Production
The process for making the paste is similar to that of smooth red bean paste. First, the dried seeds ...
is a traditional Chinese
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* Something related to China
* Chinese people, people identified with China, through nationality, citizenship, and/or ethnicity
**Han Chinese, East Asian ethnic group native to China.
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cooking ingredient, commonly used as a sweet pastry filling, such as in Lotus seed mooncakes.
Lotus seed paste
Lotus seed paste is a Chinese dessert ingredient made from dried lotus seeds. It is traditionally considered a luxurious ingredient.
Production
The process for making the paste is similar to that of smooth red bean paste. First, the dried seeds ...
was used as a filling for sweet buns by Cantonese
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chefs, and rose to prominence sold as a form of dim sum
Dim sum () is a large range of small Chinese dishes that are traditionally enjoyed in restaurants for brunch. Most modern dim sum dishes are commonly associated with Cantonese cuisine, although dim sum dishes also exist in other Chinese cu ...
.
More recently lotus seed buns have become less popular, being sold at fewer dim sum restaurants, often being replaced by other buns with different fillings, such as cocktail buns.
Variations
Longevity peaches, or 壽桃 (pinyin
Hanyu Pinyin, or simply pinyin, officially the Chinese Phonetic Alphabet, is the most common romanization system for Standard Chinese. ''Hanyu'' () literally means 'Han Chinese, Han language'—that is, the Chinese language—while ''pinyin' ...
: shòu táo; Jyutping
The Linguistic Society of Hong Kong Cantonese Romanization Scheme, also known as Jyutping, is a romanisation system for Cantonese developed in 1993 by the Linguistic Society of Hong Kong (LSHK).
The name ''Jyutping'' (itself the Jyutping ro ...
: sau⁶ tou⁴) are a form of lotus seed buns served to celebrate the birthdays of elderly people, symbolizing a good omen of longevity.
Preparation
Lotus seed buns are prepared by steaming a yeast-leavened dough that containslotus seed paste
Lotus seed paste is a Chinese dessert ingredient made from dried lotus seeds. It is traditionally considered a luxurious ingredient.
Production
The process for making the paste is similar to that of smooth red bean paste. First, the dried seeds ...
. Depending on which variation of lotus seed bun is served it can take different shapes, but is traditionally made from the same dough as cha siu baau
''Cha siu bao'' () is a Cantonese ''baozi'' (bun) filled with barbecue-flavored ''cha siu'' pork.Hsiung, Deh-Ta. Simonds, Nina. Lowe, Jason. 005 ''The Food of China: A Journey for Food Lovers''. Bay Books. . p. 24. They are served as a type ...
. When served as a longevity peach, the dough is twisted into a peach shape and given a pink dye to resemble a peach.
See also
* ''Jjinppang
''Jjinppang'' () is a steamed bun, typically filled with red bean paste with bits of broken beans and bean husk. Traditional ''jjinppang'' is made of sourdough fermented using the yeast in ''makgeolli'' (rice wine), but younger varieties such as ...
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* Longevity peach
* List of buns
* List of steamed foods
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References
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