生煎包 (shēngjiānbāo) · pan-fried pork buns, shengjian

Measure Word

一个生煎包 gè

Meanings

1 pan-fried pork buns
2 shengjian

Made with

About the dish

Small pork buns fried in a wide pan until the bottoms are crisp, then steamed under a lid and topped with sesame and scallion. The filling holds hot soup: bite a small hole and sip it first.

Usually contains wheat and sesame

Characters

Examples

HSK 3

上海的生煎包很有名。

Shànghǎi de shēngjiānbāo hěn yǒumíng.

Shanghai's pan-fried buns are famous.

HSK 7-9

生煎包底部煎得金黄酥脆。

Shēngjiānbāo dǐbù jiān de jīnhuáng sū cuì.

The bottoms of shengjian are pan-fried golden and crisp.

Tips

culture

Shanghai street classic: yeast-dough buns with pork-and-aspic filling, fried on one side and steamed on the other in a covered flat pan. Eat carefully as they squirt hot broth.