Tang bao is a large, soup-filled baozi

Baozi

A bāozi or simply known as bao, bau, humbow, nunu, bausak, pow or pau is a type of steamed, filled bun or bread-like item in various Chinese cuisines, as there is much variation as to the fillings and the preparations...

 from Jingjiang

Jingjiang

Jingjiang is a county-level city in China's Jiangsu province. It is located on the northern bank of the Yangtze river. Originally belonging to Yangzhou city, Jingjiang was transferred to Taizhou city in 1996...

, China

China

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. Two forms exist. The first looks similar to normal baozi and the second is steamed in a bamboo steamer. The former is more traditional and is eaten by biting it open to empty its liquid by spoon. The other is more modern and the liquid is first directly drunk with a straw

Straw

Straw is an agricultural by-product, the dry stalks of cereal plants, after the grain and chaff have been removed. Straw makes up about half of the yield of cereal crops such as barley, oats, rice, rye and wheat. It has many uses, including fuel, livestock bedding and fodder, thatching and...

, and the flour skin eaten afterwards. Another form called Crab-roe tang bao (蟹黄湯包) exists in Jiangsu

Jiangsu

' is a province of the People's Republic of China, located along the east coast of the country. The name comes from jiang, short for the city of Jiangning , and su, for the city of Suzhou. The abbreviation for this province is "苏" , the second character of its name...

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See also

• Bread bowl
  Bread bowl
  A bread bowl is a round loaf of bread which has had a large portion of the middle cut out to create an edible bowl. Bread bowls can be used to serve chili, New England-style clam chowder, and other thick stews . Soups with thinner bases are not generally served in bread bowls, as the broth would...
  
  
• Xiaolongbao
  Xiaolongbao
  Xiaolongbao is a type of steamed bun or baozi from eastern China, especially Shanghai and Wuxi. It is traditionally steamed in small bamboo baskets, hence the name...
  
  
• Wonton
  Wonton
  Not to be confused with WantonA wonton is a type of dumpling commonly found in a number of Chinese cuisines.-Filling:...