Bread Recipes

A classic, comforting steamed bun. The dough is stark white, incredibly soft and fluffy, encasing a generous center of sweet, rich red bean paste.

The most iconic Hong Kong bakery bun. A pillowy soft, slightly sweet bread topped with a crumbly, cookie-like crust that resembles the exterior of a pineapple. Contains no actual pineapple.

A very traditional, crunchy, deeply fried dough snack twisted into a beautiful braid. Famous in Tianjin, it can be made sweet with sugar and sesame, or savory with five-spice.

Considered one of the world's oldest sandwiches. A crispy, pan-baked flatbread stuffed to the brim with incredibly tender, deeply spiced, slow-braised pulled pork belly.

The king of Chinese street breakfasts and snacks. A massive, savory crepe coated with egg, sweet bean sauce, chili, scallions, and wrapped around a crispy fried cracker (Baocui).

The ultimate savory Chinese street food and snack. A crispy, flaky, laminated flatbread layered with pork fat or oil and massive amounts of fresh green scallions.

Crispy, chewy, and highly aromatic unleavened flatbreads folded with oil and minced scallions to create beautiful, flaky layers.

A flaky, multi-layered baked Chinese flatbread completely encrusted in toasted sesame seeds. Often sliced open and stuffed with Youtiao or braised beef.

The classic Northern Chinese staple. Soft, slightly sweet, and utterly comforting blank-canvas steamed buns that pair with everything.

Crispy, chewy, incredibly flaky pan-fried flatbreads packed with the savory aroma of fresh scallions and sesame oil.

Flaky, multi-layered baked Chinese flatbreads encrusted with toasted sesame seeds. Often split open and stuffed with sliced beef or fried eggs for breakfast.

Light, airy, and deeply golden Chinese fried dough sticks. The quintessential companion to a hot bowl of congee or fresh soy milk.