– Recipe by Cai Li Blakeman, our expert culinary instructor on Chinese cuisine- The most popular street snack in Shanghai. These golden-bottomed buns, known as shēng jiān mán tóu in Chinese, meaning pan-fried directly without steaming, are the heftier yet equally irresistible big brother of Shanghai Xiao Long Bao.
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