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xiao long bao

xiao long bao is the alternative form of xiaolongbao.

Meaning of xiaolongbao

Noun

xiaolongbao (plural xiaolongbao or xiaolongbaos)

  1. A type of dumpling or steamed bun (baozi) associated with eastern China, particularly Nanxiang near Shanghai.
    • This is Din Tai Fung, the first OC outpost of the Taiwanese-based chain famous for xiaolongbaos (a.k.a. juicy pork dumplings). […] Shanghainese in origin, but perfected in Taiwan by Din Tai Fung’s Chinese founders, xiaolongbaos are bite-sized, soup-filled purses of pork.2014 September 5, Edwin Goei, “The Waiting Is the Hardest Part”, in Gustavo Arellano, editor, OC Weekly, volume 20, number 2, Costa Mesa, Calif.: OC Weekly, →OCLC, page 22

Forms of xiao long bao

pluralxiao long bao

Questions about xiao long bao

What is xiao long bao the alternative form of?
Xiao long bao is the alternative form of xiaolongbao.

Words near xiao long bao in the dictionary

  1. Xiantao
  2. xianxia
  3. Xianyang
  4. Xianyou
  5. xiao
  6. xiao long bao
  7. xiao mei mei
  8. Xiao'erjing
  9. Xiaochang
  10. Xiaodian
  11. Xiaodushanian

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