zyu1 jau4 baau1豬油包猪油包
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Yalejyū yàuh bāau
Definition
A traditional Cantonese bun filled with pork fat, candied winter melon, and sugar.
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How it's used
This traditional pastry is a nostalgic treat often found in old-style local bakeries. It features a sweet and savory filling made from lard, candied winter melon, and sometimes sesame seeds, which gives it a distinct, rich flavor profile that is quite different from modern buns.
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zek3隻jekExamples
The pork fat buns at this bakery are very famous.
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Common phrases
traditional pork fat bun
freshly baked pork fat bun
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with a standard char siu bao, as the filling here is primarily fat and sugar rather than meat in barbecue sauce.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
