steamed buns are a specialty of Changzhou, Wuxi, Suzhou, Nanjing, Shanghai, Hangzhou, Ningbo and Jiaxing.

steamed buns, originally called steamed buns, are a famous traditional snack of Han nationality in China, which first appeared in Changzhou, Jiangsu Province during Tongzhi period in Qing Dynasty.

in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, it is used to be called steamed buns, Sichuan and Wuhu are called "steamed buns", and Wuhan is called "steamed buns". There are 1 steamed buns in a steamer, and 1 steamed buns are a cage.

Soup buns originated from the soup-filling buns in Kaifeng, the capital of the Northern Song Dynasty. The modern steamed buns originated in Jiangnan, and then developed and evolved in various places, forming different tastes.

history and culture of steamed buns

According to folk experts' textual research, historical records show that the real formation of modern steamed buns originated from Changzhou House in the south of the Yangtze River in modern times, and this kind of steamed buns itself is one of the Central Plains delicacies passed down in the south of the Yangtze River when Yiguan crossed, and it was improved by local production in the south of the Yangtze River.

It is generally believed that modern steamed buns are related to the "plum blossom buns in caves" and "soup-filled buns" in the Northern Song Dynasty, which are the same family as the soup-filled buns popular in northern China. The inheritance has not been cut off for thousands of years, and it has been innovated and carried forward in various places.

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