灌汤包 (guàntāngbāo) · soup-filled dumpling, soup bun

Measure Word

一个灌汤包 gè

Meanings

1 soup-filled dumpling
2 soup bun

Made with

About the dish

Steamed buns of very thin wheat dough, pleated on top and filled with minced pork and hot soup, served in the bamboo steamer with vinegar. Bite a small hole and sip the soup first; it is very hot.

Usually contains wheat

Characters

Examples

HSK 6

吃灌汤包要小心烫嘴。

Chī guàntāngbāo yào xiǎoxīn tàng zuǐ.

Be careful not to burn your mouth when eating soup dumplings.

HSK 6

开封的灌汤包皮薄汤多。

Kāifēng de guàntāngbāo pí báo tāng duō.

Kaifeng's soup dumplings have thin skin and lots of broth.

Tips

culture

Historically tied to Kaifeng's 第一楼 restaurant (dating to a Northern Song ancestor); Shanghai's 小笼包 / 汤包 are its southern cousins. Street wisdom: bite a small hole, sip the soup, then eat the wrapper and filling; straight bites flood your chin with molten broth.