After stepping inside a Japanese convenience store, what’s the first place you should check out? Some might say the bread aisle, while others are drawn to the sweets section. But during the winter ...

Japanese convenience store chain FamilyMart has brought back its steamed Hotcake Buns, or Hotcake-man, as they’re called in Japanese, (man being the Japanese term for steamed buns. Steamed buns are a ...

A snake-themed huamo is on display at a huamo studio in Taiyuan, North China’s Shanxi province on Jan 13, 2025. [Photo by Zhu Xingxin/China Daily] Snake-shaped Shanxi huamo (decorated steamed buns) ...

Snake-themed huamo are on display at a huamo studio in Taiyuan, North China’s Shanxi province on Jan 13, 2025. [Photo by Zhu Xingxin/China Daily] Huamo craftsmen in several Shanxi cities including ...

It was love at first bite — a soft, fluffy yeast bun filled with a sweet-savory-spicy mixture of meat and crisp, fresh vegetables. It was Chinese food like I'd never experienced before. I was eating a ...

CHINESE pau are soft, pillowy steamed buns that make frequent appearances at dim sum tables and breakfast stalls across Asia. Traditionally, they are filled with savoury meats, sweet pastes or curry ...

These fluffy buns need two risings. After the second rise, they must be steamed immediately, then they can be held for an hour or two and resteamed just before serving. Jean-Georges Vongerichten's ...

Filled with a creamy, spicy, sweet-tart chicken salad — baker Elora Khanom adds Thai chillies and cranberries to the deli staple — these adorable carrot-themed canapés will take your cocktail party or ...

If you’ve ever ordered Peking duck at a Chinese restaurant, you know the pleasures of a good bao, the steamed bun into which you pile a helping of the meat, eat and repeat. (Bao can refer to several ...