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Taro mantou ( 芋 頭 饅 頭 , yutoumantou) contains cooked and dicedtaro.H e a l t h y m a n t o u ( 養 生 饅 頭 ,yangsheng mantou) is made from thesame recipe as grain and nut mantou,but with additional wolfberry added.Wolfberry is a kind of Chinesemedicine which can strengthen theimmune system, improve eyesight,and reduce high blood pressure.Silk thread roll ( 銀 絲 卷 , yin sijuan) is made with plain flour, yeastand water as usual, but is then rolledinto a sheet and stuffed with thinstrips of the same dough.Milk and cranberry mantou ( 鮮奶 蔓 越 莓 饅 頭 , xiannai manyuemeimantou) adds cranberries to thebasic dough.S p r i n g o n i o n m a n t o u ( 花 捲 ,hua juan) is made by rolling thebasic dough into a sheet, spreadingchopped spring onions and salt ontop, and rolling it up. The dough isthen cut into chunks and steamed asusual.Baozi [ 包 子 ]Steamed buns with fillings (baozi)are steamed mantou stuffed witheither savory or sweet fillings.Fillings can include meat andvegetables, red bean paste, custard,and sesame paste. Popular kindsinclude:Pork buns ( 肉 包 , roubao), stuffedwith ground pork and spring onion.Mushroom and bamboo shootbuns ( 香 菇 筍 包 , xianggusun bao),filled with ground pork, bambooshoots, dried black mushrooms ( 香菇 , shiitake) and spring onions.Cabbage buns ( 高 麗 菜 包 , gaolicaibao), which contain ground pork andcabbage.Red bean paste buns ( 豆 沙 包 ,dousha bao), Chinese date pastebuns ( 棗 泥 包 , zaoni bao), Taro pastebuns ( 芋 泥 包 , yuni bao), Custardbuns ( 奶 皇 包 , naihuang bao), andBlack sesame paste buns ( 黑 芝 麻 包 ,hei zhima bao) all have soft, sweetfillings.L o n g e v i t y p e a c h b u n ( 壽 桃 ,shoutao) is a red bean paste bun,except it resembles a peach in shape,which symbolizes longevity. Thepink color of the buns representsradiance, as does the color of the the‘red turtle bun,’ below.Red turtle bun ( 紅 龜 包 , hongguibao) or longevity turtle ( 壽 龜 ,shougui) is another type of redbean paste bun, but in the shape ofa turtle, the symbol of longevity.The red and pink color representshappiness in Chinese culture. Boththe longevity peach bun and redturtle bun are a Chinese version of ofthe Western birthday cake.Water-fried buns ( 水 煎 包 , shui jianbao) are made the same way as otherbaozi, but instead of being steamed,they are both fried and steamed in askillet. The result is a crusty bottomand a soft, bready exterior. Thefillings for these buns are far morelimited than mantou and baozi —pork or cabbage or Chinese chiveswith glass noodles being the onlyoptions. Sesame seeds are sprinkledon top of the buns during cooking.Cut bun ( 刈 包 , pronounced ‘yibao’in Mandarin) is always pronouncedin Taiwanese (‘gua bao’). The doughfor cut buns is made the same way asmantou, but it’s shaped differently.The cut buns are rolled into a longoval shape, and folded in half withoil brushed in the folded sides toprevent them from sticking duringcooking. Once cooked, they arenormally stuffed with braised pork( 滷 肉 , lurou), pickled mustard plant( 酸 菜 , suancai), ground peanut ( 花生 粉 , huasheng fen) and corianderleaves ( 香 菜 , xiangcai). Cut bunsare also called ‘tiger bites pig’ ( 虎 咬豬 , hu yao zhu), because the shape ofthe bun suggests the open mouth of atiger, while the pork filling is the pigin the tiger’s mouth.Traditionally, cut buns are servedduring the winter solstice and theyear-end worship ( 尾 牙 , wei ya) inthe north of Taiwan, but are nowpopular throughout the year.Roast pork bun ( 叉 燒 包 , chashaobao) is a bun stuffed with roast porkand steamed. Roast pork bun is aspecial type of bun which has a spliton top. It’s made from cake flourdough with ammonia as the risingagent, which causes the risen bun tosplit. The cake flour makes the buna little soggy when steamed. Thefilling is made with honey roastedpork and hoisin sauce, so it tastesa little sweet. Another version ofroast pork bun is called ‘roast porkpastry’ ( 叉 燒 酥 , chashao su), a crispypastry stuffed with the same fillingsand then baked. The pastry is madefrom plain flour and lard to createthe flaky layers. Both versions arepopular in Cantonese tea restaurants.32march 2012 www.communitycenter.org.tw