焗叉燒包

點心粵菜包叉燒

Pronunciation

English Name

baked BBQ pork bun

Cantonese (Traditional)

焗叉燒包

Simplified Chinese

焗叉烧包

Mandarin (Pinyin)

jú chā shāo bāo

Yale Romanization

guhk chā sīu bāau

Character Breakdown

焗 is baked, and 叉燒包 is BBQ pork bun.

Also known in Chinese as 叉燒餐包 (chā sīu chāan bāau in Cantonese, chā shāo cān bāo in Mandarin), where 餐包 is a western-style dinner roll, literally dinner bao, so it's bbq pork dinner roll.

About This Dish

A baked version of the BBQ pork bun, with the same Cha siu filling but a smooth bao that's baked to a toasty brown and typically glazed on top with honey.