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Steamed basket service at dim sum; sometimes sold in Chinese bakeries by the piece. Custard richness and bun size vary. See [[Dim Sum]], [[Liu Sha Bao]], and [[Egg Tart]] for neighboring sweets. | Steamed basket service at dim sum; sometimes sold in Chinese bakeries by the piece. Custard richness and bun size vary. See [[Dim Sum]], [[Liu Sha Bao]], and [[Egg Tart]] for neighboring sweets. | ||
Home bakers sometimes freeze uncooked filled buns and steam from frozen for parties; teahouse versions are made fresh throughout service. Sweet dim-sum finishes also include [[Mango Pudding]] and [[Egg Tart]], which use custard or fruit sets outside a bao wrapper. | |||
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Egg Custard Bun
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Egg Custard Bun (Simplified Chinese: 奶黄包; Traditional Chinese: 奶黃包; Pinyin: Nǎihuáng bāo) is a Cantonese Dim Sum steamed bun filled with a sweet egg-and-milk custard that holds its shape when cut—unlike the runny salted-egg "lava" of Liu Sha Bao.
Characteristics
A white, fluffy yeast bao wraps a bright yellow filling that is creamy yet sliceable. Sweetness is dessert-like, closer to pastry cream than to savory roast-pork buns (Char Siu Bao). There is no intentional "flowing sand" spill when bitten; that texture belongs to Liu Sha Bao. English menus sometimes say only "custard bun," so this wiki keeps separate pages for the set custard style and the lava style.
Ingredients (overview)
Yeast bao dough; custard of egg, sugar, milk or milk powder, butter, and flour or starch. Buns are filled, proofed, and steamed; served hot so the crumb is soft. Some bakeries bake related custard buns, but yum cha versions are typically steamed.
History and culture
Egg custard buns are standard on yum cha carts with Char Siu Bao and Liu Sha Bao in Guangdong Food and Hong Kong Food teahouses. They sit among sweet dim-sum finishes alongside Egg Tart and, in restaurants, chilled Mango Pudding. The bun reflects Cantonese bakery–teahouse crossover tastes rather than a single dated invention story.
Serving and variations
Steamed basket service at dim sum; sometimes sold in Chinese bakeries by the piece. Custard richness and bun size vary. See Dim Sum, Liu Sha Bao, and Egg Tart for neighboring sweets.
Home bakers sometimes freeze uncooked filled buns and steam from frozen for parties; teahouse versions are made fresh throughout service. Sweet dim-sum finishes also include Mango Pudding and Egg Tart, which use custard or fruit sets outside a bao wrapper.