Steamed bun generally refers to steamed bread, steamed stuffed bun and steamed stuffed bun. Steamed bread is steamed bread, which is usually called steamed bread in northwest China. Therefore, steamed bread is also a traditional food with northern characteristics. Steamed bread is a staple food fermented with flour, which is soft and chewy and semicircular.

The invention of steamed bread

According to legend, it was invented by Zhuge Liang, the prime minister of Hebei and Han Dynasties in the Three Kingdoms period. But the history of China people eating steamed bread can be traced back at least to the Warring States Period. In the Book of Songs, it was recorded that Zhao Haoqi, the king of Qin, made steamed cakes. Later, Xiao Zixian also said in Qi Shu that the imperial court stipulated that the ancestral temple should make cakes with flour, that is, "yeast should be added to make people relaxed." Bread can be regarded as the earliest steamed bread in China.

During the Three Kingdoms period, steamed bread had its own official name, called "steamed bread". Lang Ying, an Amin scholar, wrote in the seventh revised manuscript: "The real name of steamed bread is Qiaotou, which is a Qiaotou for offering sacrifices to gods. Zhuge ordered Meng Huo to sacrifice bread and meat, which was called Mantou, and now it is also steamed bread.

"Romance of the Three Kingdoms" wrote: "Zhuge Liangping returned to Lushui, and the wind and waves could not cross the army, and the way home was bright. When asked by Liang, Meng Huo said, "Lushui is the source of evil, and the people of China sacrificed 7,749 black cows and white sheep to it. The natural waves in this area are calm and mature.