酱肉包, photo 1 of 1
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Braised Pork Bun in Jiufen, New Taipei
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Ralff Nestor Nacor
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酱肉包

醬肉包
jiàngròubāo
Also on menus as 酱肉包子
noun Not spicy

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 braised pork bun

About the dish

家常菜 Home-style · 主食 Staple

A fluffy steamed wheat bun filled with minced or diced pork cooked in sweet bean sauce, so the filling is dark, sweet and savoury. A common breakfast bun in the North.

Usually contains wheat

Examples

HSK 5
Zǎofàn wǒ chī le liǎng ge jiàngròubāo, hē le yì bēi dòujiāng.
For breakfast I had two braised pork buns and a cup of soy milk.
HSK 7-9
Jiàngròubāo de xiànr shì yòng tiánmiànjiàng chǎo guo de ròudīng.
The filling of a braised pork bun is diced pork fried in sweet bean sauce.

Tips

usage
酱 here is a thick fermented bean sauce, so the filling is dark and slightly sweet. A bun with plain seasoned pork is a 鲜肉包.

Stroke Order

酱 jiàng
肉 ròu
包 bāo