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A lotus seed bun is a Chinese sweet bun found in China. They are prepared by steaming a yeast-leavened dough that contains lotus seed paste.[1] It can be classified as a dim sum, though not exclusively so.

Lotus seed bun

Wrapped lotus seed buns
Type	Sweet bun
Place of origin	China
Main ingredients	Yeast-based dough, lotus seeds
Media: Lotus seed bun

Lotus seed bun
Traditional Chinese	蓮蓉包
Simplified Chinese	莲蓉包
Hanyu Pinyin	lián róng bāo
Cantonese Yale	lìhn yùhng bāau
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin lián róng bāo Bopomofo ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄖㄨㄥˊ ㄅㄠ Hakka Pha̍k-fa-sṳ lièn yùng pâu Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization lìhn yùhng bāau Jyutping lin⁴ jung⁴ baau¹ Southern Min Hokkien POJ liân-jiông-pau

Preparation

Because the bun has a variety of different appearances, the dough especially, can be different depending on where it is made. The dough is generally made of similar substances like the ones used in char siu baau.

See also

• Jjinppang
• Longevity peach
• List of buns
• List of steamed foods
•  Food portal

References

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