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	== Characteristics ==		== Characteristics ==

	Exterior is golden, layered, and shatteringly flaky; filling is glossy diced pork with sweet soy-hoisin notes. Often finished with sesame seeds. Shape may be triangular, rectangular, oval, or open-topped depending on bakery style. Soft pastry craft note: traditional Chinese flaky pastry laminates a water dough with a higher-fat oil/short dough, producing sturdy layers that resist sogginess from saucy filling better than thin Western puff sheets.<ref name="~~5280~~">[https://5280.com/tale-two-savory-pastries-char-siu-sou-vs-samosa/ 5280: char siu sou vs steamed bao contrast]</ref> Soft quality cue: audibly crisp exterior with moist diced pork inside, not greasy collapse. Soft dim sum cart tip: pastry stays crisp longest when baked to order rather than held under steam.		Exterior is golden, layered, and shatteringly flaky; filling is glossy diced pork with sweet soy-hoisin notes. Often finished with sesame seeds. Shape may be triangular, rectangular, oval, or open-topped depending on bakery style. Soft pastry craft note: traditional Chinese flaky pastry laminates a water dough with a higher-fat oil/short dough, producing sturdy layers that resist sogginess from saucy filling better than thin Western puff sheets.<ref name="c5280">[https://5280.com/tale-two-savory-pastries-char-siu-sou-vs-samosa/ 5280: char siu sou vs steamed bao contrast]</ref> Soft quality cue: audibly crisp exterior with moist diced pork inside, not greasy collapse. Soft dim sum cart tip: pastry stays crisp longest when baked to order rather than held under steam.

	== Ingredients (overview) ==		== Ingredients (overview) ==

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	'''Char Siu Puff''' (Simplified Chinese: 叉烧酥; Traditional Chinese: 叉燒酥; Pinyin: ''Chāshāo sū''; also ''char siu sou'' or barbecue pork pastry) is a Cantonese bakery and dim sum item of flaky or puff pastry filled with diced [[Char Siu]] (barbecue pork) in a lightly sweet savory sauce. It is '''not''' the soft steamed [[Char Siu Bao]] (叉烧包); the puff is baked crisp while the bao is a yeast-dough bun<ref name="wp">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/~~Cha_siu_baau#Variations~~ English Wikipedia]</ref>.		'''Char Siu Puff''' (Simplified Chinese: 叉烧酥; Traditional Chinese: 叉燒酥; Pinyin: ''Chāshāo sū''; also ''char siu sou'' or barbecue pork pastry) is a Cantonese bakery and dim sum item of flaky or puff pastry filled with diced [[Char Siu]] (barbecue pork) in a lightly sweet savory sauce. It is '''not''' the soft steamed [[Char Siu Bao]] (叉烧包); the puff is baked crisp while the bao is a yeast-dough bun.<ref name="sou">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Char_siu_sou English Wikipedia: Sou / char siu sou]</ref>

	== Characteristics ==		== Characteristics ==

	Exterior is golden, layered, and shatteringly flaky; filling is glossy diced pork with sweet soy-hoisin notes. Often finished with sesame seeds. Shape may be rectangular, oval, or open-topped depending on bakery style.		Exterior is golden, layered, and shatteringly flaky; filling is glossy diced pork with sweet soy-hoisin notes. Often finished with sesame seeds. Shape may be triangular, rectangular, oval, or open-topped depending on bakery style. Soft pastry craft note: traditional Chinese flaky pastry laminates a water dough with a higher-fat oil/short dough, producing sturdy layers that resist sogginess from saucy filling better than thin Western puff sheets.<ref name="5280">[https://5280.com/tale-two-savory-pastries-char-siu-sou-vs-samosa/ 5280: char siu sou vs steamed bao contrast]</ref> Soft quality cue: audibly crisp exterior with moist diced pork inside, not greasy collapse. Soft dim sum cart tip: pastry stays crisp longest when baked to order rather than held under steam.

	== Ingredients (overview) ==		== Ingredients (overview) ==

	~~Puff or~~ Chinese flaky pastry dough (lard or oil-based pastry common traditionally), diced char siu, sauce of soy, sugar, oyster sauce or hoisin, optional onion. Distinct dough and cooking method from steamed [[Char Siu Bao]].		Chinese flaky pastry dough (lard or oil-based pastry common traditionally; some shops use commercial puff pastry as a shortcut), diced char siu, sauce of soy, sugar, oyster sauce or hoisin, optional onion. Distinct dough and cooking method from steamed [[Char Siu Bao]]. Overview only—not a recipe.

	== History and culture ==		== History and culture ==

	Standard Cantonese dim sum and cha chaan teng / bakery pastry alongside [[Egg Tart]] and [[Wife Cake]]. English menus list ~~"char~~ siu puff,~~" "char~~ siu sou," or ~~"barbecue~~ pork pastry." Closely tied to [[Char Siu]] roast-meat culture on [[Guangdong Food]] and [[Hong Kong Food]].		Standard Cantonese dim sum and cha chaan teng / bakery pastry alongside [[Egg Tart]] and [[Wife Cake]]. Soft yum cha framing: ordered with tea as a savory pastry break from steamed baskets. English menus list “char siu puff,” “char siu sou,” “BBQ pork puff,” or “barbecue pork pastry.” Closely tied to [[Char Siu]] roast-meat culture on [[Guangdong Food]] and [[Hong Kong Food]]. Soft cousin note: Malaysian Seremban-style baked BBQ pork pastries (siew bao) share the flaky filled idea but are a regional bakery identity—mention as peer, not as Hong Kong origin claim.<ref name="sou" /> Soft shop lore sometimes blurs baked char siu bao with char siu sou; keep yeast-bun versus laminated pastry distinct.

	== Serving and variations ==		== Serving and variations ==

	Dim sum cart, bakery counter, or tea snack. See [[Dim Sum]], [[Char Siu]], [[Char Siu Bao]], and [[Hong Kong Food]].		Dim sum cart, bakery counter, or tea snack. Soft variations: century-egg or lotus-seed ''sou'' pastries in the wider flaky-pastry family; open-faced or baton shapes in some shops. Soft contrast: steamed [[Char Siu Bao]] (yeasty soft bun), baked char siu bao (softer bun dough, not the same as laminated sou), [[Taro Puff]] (taro/deep-fried dim sum cousin). Soft takeaway note: pastry softens if boxed hot—eat soon for the crackle. See [[Dim Sum]], [[Char Siu]], [[Char Siu Bao]], and [[Hong Kong Food]].

	== See also ==		== See also ==

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| course = Dim sum / pastry snack
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| region = Guangdong / Hong Kong (Cantonese dim sum and bakeries)
| other = Puff or shortcrust pastry filled with diced char siu — distinct from steamed Char Siu Bao
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'''Char Siu Puff''' (Simplified Chinese: 叉烧酥; Traditional Chinese: 叉燒酥; Pinyin: ''Chāshāo sū''; also ''char siu sou'' or barbecue pork pastry) is a Cantonese bakery and dim sum item of flaky or puff pastry filled with diced [[Char Siu]] (barbecue pork) in a lightly sweet savory sauce. It is '''not''' the soft steamed [[Char Siu Bao]] (叉烧包); the puff is baked crisp while the bao is a yeast-dough bun<ref name="wp">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cha_siu_baau#Variations English Wikipedia]</ref>.

== Characteristics ==

Exterior is golden, layered, and shatteringly flaky; filling is glossy diced pork with sweet soy-hoisin notes. Often finished with sesame seeds. Shape may be rectangular, oval, or open-topped depending on bakery style.

== Ingredients (overview) ==

Puff or Chinese flaky pastry dough (lard or oil-based pastry common traditionally), diced char siu, sauce of soy, sugar, oyster sauce or hoisin, optional onion. Distinct dough and cooking method from steamed [[Char Siu Bao]].

== History and culture ==

Standard Cantonese dim sum and cha chaan teng / bakery pastry alongside [[Egg Tart]] and [[Wife Cake]]. English menus list "char siu puff," "char siu sou," or "barbecue pork pastry." Closely tied to [[Char Siu]] roast-meat culture on [[Guangdong Food]] and [[Hong Kong Food]].

== Serving and variations ==

Dim sum cart, bakery counter, or tea snack. See [[Dim Sum]], [[Char Siu]], [[Char Siu Bao]], and [[Hong Kong Food]].

== See also ==

* [[Char Siu]]
* [[Char Siu Bao]]
* [[Dim Sum]]
* [[Hong Kong Food]]
* [[Guangdong Food]]
* [[Egg Tart]]
* [[Wife Cake]]
* [[Taro Puff]]
* [[List of dishes (A-Z)]]

== References ==
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