Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Char siu bao from AA Bakery in San Francisco. (Janelle Bitker/S.F. Chronicle) Char siu bao are the ultimate to-go snack. The baked ...

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 ...

A good pork bun is a compact dish worth making a trip for. By definition, the bun is relatively simple: A delicate, fluffy bao (bun) gets filled with pork — barbecued, slow-cooked or otherwise ...

It’s often described as the ‘Asian hamburger’ and it seems like the folded pork belly steam bun is nearly as ubiquitous in restaurants across Charlotte as are golden arches. Although native to China, ...

The Chinese pork bun (kao bao) beats your everyday hamburger at its own game. It substitutes a baby cheek of golden brioche for mass-produced white bread, cubes of lacquered roast pork for the ...