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Lotus leaf bread (Chinese: 荷叶饼; pinyin: hé yè bǐng) is a Chinese steamed bread. Semi-circular and flat, the loaves have a horizontal fold that, when opened, gives the appearance that it has been sliced. Lines or patterns may be added to increase the resemblance to a lotus leaf. [1]
Koah-pau or gua bao [1] or cuapao [2] [3] also known as a pork belly bun, [4] bao, [5] [6] or bao bun, [7] [8] is a type of lotus leaf bun originating from Fujianese cuisine in China. [9] It is also a popular snack in Taiwan , Singapore , Malaysia , Philippines , and Nagasaki Chinatown in Japan .
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. When served as a longevity peach, the dough is twisted into a peach shape and given a pink dye to resemble a peach. [5] A split-open lotus seed bun, showing the lotus seed paste filling inside.
Baozi (Chinese: 包子 ⓘ), or simply bao, is a type of yeast-leavened filled bun [1] in various Chinese cuisines. There are many variations in fillings ( meat or vegetarian ) and preparations, though the buns are most often steamed .
Some variants, such as niu rou jia bing (腊牛肉夹馍) use sesame bread and are filled with beef meat and pickled carrots and daikon, similar to a banh mi. Hé yè bǐng (荷叶饼; a foldable bing made to represent a lotus leaf), used to accompany many rich meat stuffings and popularized by the gua bao, a variation with red-cooked pork belly.
[3] [4] This unique mix of leavening gives the dough of cha siu bao the texture of a slightly dense, but fine soft bread. Tangzhong, a water roux, is sometimes used to keep the bread soft over long periods of time and aids in improving the texture of the bao. An alternative version of the steamed char siu bao is a baked version.
Lotus Bakeries NV is a Belgian multinational snack food company founded in 1932. Based in Lembeke, Kaprijke , the company's best known [ citation needed ] product is Speculoos (known as Biscoff in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Japan, Australia and South Africa).
Lotus paste is used in Chinese cuisine as a filling for mooncake, baozi, and other sweet pastries. Another common use of lotus paste is as a filling for lotus seed buns, a dim sum item. [citation needed] Due to the high price of lotus seeds, commercially prepared lotus pastes may also contain white kidney bean paste as its filler. There are ...