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bánh bao

A Vietnamese street-food bun adapted from Cantonese tai pao, with seasoned ground pork and quail egg as a common filling. It may contain Chinese sausage and is typically eaten at breakfast or as a snack.

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It is a ball-shaped bun containing pork or chicken meat, onions, eggs, mushrooms and vegetables. It often has Chinese sausage and a portion of a hard-boiled egg inside. They are filled with savory fillings, the most common being seasoned ground pork and quail egg. A vegetarian version also exists, containing a mix of mushrooms, tofu, glass noodles, and vegetables like carrots or jicama. Banh bao is a popular street food and is typically eaten as breakfast or a snack.

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