page_title: Gua bao
hierarchical_section_title: Gua bao
caption_attribution_description: English: Steamed Sandwich,taken by LeoAlmighty中文（中国大陆）‎: 由LeoAlmighty所拍摄的刈包中文（繁體）‎: 由LeoAlmighty所拍攝的刈包
context_page_description: Gua bao, also known as pork belly buns, ambiguously, bao, or erroneously as the bao bun is a type of lotus leaf bun from Fuzhou, the capital of Fujian province, with similar variants found elsewhere with sizeable Fuzhounese communities. It is a popular street food in Taiwan.
  It consists of a slice of stewed meat and other condiments sandwiched between flat steamed bread known as lotus leaf bread. The lotus leaf bun is typically 6–8 centimetres in size, semi-circular and flat in form, with a horizontal fold that, when opened, gives the appearance that it has been sliced. The traditional filling for gua bao is a slice of red-cooked pork belly, typically dressed with stir-fried suan cai, coriander, and ground peanuts.
  Lotus leaf bread is a traditional Chinese accompaniment to rich dishes such as
  bowl-steamed pork in rice meal or roast duck and thus the buns support a wide array of fillings with gua bao being just one style which utilises pork belly. A lotus leaf bun by itself is called a "he ye bing" but with filings is called a "he ye bao". They are found all across China, being particularly common in North China.
context_section_description: Gua bao (Chinese: 割包 or 刈包; pinyin: guàbāo; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: koah-pau; lit.: 'cut bread'), also known as pork belly buns, ambiguously, bao, or erroneously as the bao bun ("bao" means "bun" so the translated name "bun bun" is redundant and "bao" in the Chinese language without any qualifiers is generally used to refer to baozi) is a type of lotus leaf bun (simplified Chinese: 荷叶包; traditional Chinese: 荷葉包; pinyin: héyèbāo) from Fuzhou, the capital of Fujian province, with similar variants found elsewhere with sizeable Fuzhounese communities. It is a popular street food in Taiwan.
  It consists of a slice of stewed meat and other condiments sandwiched between flat steamed bread known as lotus leaf bread. The lotus leaf bun is typically 6–8 centimetres (2.4–3.1 in) in size, semi-circular and flat in form, with a horizontal fold that, when opened, gives the appearance that it has been sliced. The traditional filling for gua bao is a slice of red-cooked pork belly, typically dressed with stir-fried suan cai (pickled mustard greens), coriander, and ground peanuts.
  Lotus leaf bread is a traditional Chinese accompaniment to rich dishes such as
  bowl-steamed pork in rice meal or roast duck and thus the buns support a wide array of fillings with gua bao being just one style which utilises pork belly. A lotus leaf bun by itself is called a "he ye bing" but with filings is called a "he ye bao". They are found all across China, being particularly common in North China.
caption: A traditional gua bao
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