gai1 baau1雞包鸡包

Jyutpinggai1 baau1

Yalegāi bāau

Definition

Chicken bun; a steamed Chinese bun filled with chicken and mushrooms.

colloquialfooddim sum

How it's used

Unlike the more ubiquitous 叉燒包, the chicken bun is often considered a more traditional or old school dim sum item. It typically features a savory filling of diced chicken, mushrooms, and sometimes bamboo shoots, wrapped in a fluffy, slightly sweet steamed dough. You will most commonly find these in traditional neighborhood teahouses rather than modern, upscale dim sum restaurants.

Measure word

go3個go

Examples

ngo5我ziu1朝zou2早zeoi3最zung1鍾ji3意sik6食go3個gai1雞baau1包。

I love eating a chicken bun in the morning.

le1呢gaan1間caa4茶lau4樓ge3嘅gai1雞baau1包hai6係mai6咪zik1即giu3叫zik1即zing1蒸㗎？

Are the chicken buns at this teahouse steamed to order?

Common phrases

jit6熱laat6辣laat6辣gai1雞baau1包

piping hot chicken bun

Common mistake

Do not confuse this with 雞尾包, which is a sweet cocktail bun found in local bakeries. The latter is a baked bread roll filled with a sweet coconut and butter paste, not a savory steamed bun.