The pineapple bun – bo lo bao, or bo lo yau when sliced open and stuffed with a slab of butter – is a popular Hong Kong pastry found in many bakeries and convenience stores in the city, and in ...

Nickname for President Xi Jinping. In late December 2013, President Xi dined at a Beijing chain restaurant that serves up steamed buns (bāozi 包子) in a room full of surprised patrons.

Pineapple buns are named for the pattern of their golden-brown crust. Do we owe them to Japanese occupation or Chinese ...