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<p>[CFWK] Create dish page (Infobox + Commons)</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{#seo:<br /> |title=Ba Bao Fan / Eight Treasure Rice (八宝饭) - Chinese Food Wiki<br /> |keywords=Ba Bao Fan,八宝饭,八寶飯,Eight Treasure Rice,sticky rice dessert<br /> |description=Ba Bao Fan (八宝饭), or Eight Treasure Rice, is a Chinese festive steamed sweet glutinous rice mold topped with dried fruits and sweet bean paste, distinct from eight-treasure porridge.<br /> }}<br /> <br /> {{Infobox chinese food<br /> | image = Ba Bao Fan.jpg<br /> | caption = Ba Bao Fan<br /> | alternate_name = Eight Treasure Rice; Eight-Treasure Rice; Babao Fan; eight treasures sticky rice<br /> | pinyin = Bā bǎo fàn<br /> | type = Sweet steamed glutinous rice with toppings<br /> | course = Festive dessert / banquet sweet<br /> | country = China<br /> | region = Nationwide Chinese festive cooking (Jiangnan banquet sweets prominent); Chinese New Year and wedding tables<br /> | other = Sweet sticky rice mold — not Eight Treasure Porridge (babao zhou)<br /> }}<br /> <br /> '''Ba Bao Fan''' (Simplified Chinese: 八宝饭; Traditional Chinese: 八寶飯; Pinyin: ''Bā bǎo fàn''; also '''Eight Treasure Rice''' or eight-treasure sticky rice) is a Chinese festive dessert of sweet glutinous rice steamed in a bowl or mold lined with &quot;eight treasures&quot;—an auspicious assortment that may include red dates, lotus seeds, candied fruit, raisins, melon seeds, and red-bean paste—then inverted onto a plate and often finished with a sweet syrup. Soft claims that the toppings must be exactly eight fixed SKUs are folk; &quot;eight&quot; signals abundance. It is '''not''' [[Eight Treasure Porridge]] (八宝粥 / babao zhou), a boiled mixed-grain porridge.&lt;ref name=&quot;wp&quot;&gt;[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eight_treasure_rice Source]&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> == Characteristics ==<br /> <br /> Glossy molded dome or bowl shape; colorful dried-fruit pattern on top; sticky sweet rice; warm serve with syrup in many banquet styles.<br /> <br /> == Ingredients (overview) ==<br /> <br /> Glutinous rice; sugar or sweetening; red-bean paste; dried fruits and seeds (dates, lotus seeds, candied winter melon, raisins, etc.). Overview only.<br /> <br /> == History and culture ==<br /> <br /> Banquet and Lunar New Year sweet across many Chinese regions; Jiangnan restaurant versions are widely photographed. English usually says &quot;eight treasure rice&quot; or &quot;eight-treasure rice.&quot; See [[Eight Treasure Porridge]], [[Nian Gao]], and [[Shanghai Food]].<br /> <br /> == Serving and variations ==<br /> <br /> Festive dessert after banquet mains; New Year home sweet. See [[Eight Treasure Porridge]], [[Nian Gao]], and [[Tangyuan]].<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> <br /> * [[Eight Treasure Porridge]]<br /> * [[Nian Gao]]<br /> * [[Tangyuan]]<br /> * [[Shanghai Food]]<br /> * [[List of dishes (A-Z)]]<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> {{Reflist}}</div>

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