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	'''Egg Custard Bun''' (Simplified Chinese: 奶黄包; Traditional Chinese: 奶黃包; Pinyin: ''Nǎihuáng bāo'') is a Cantonese [[Dim Sum]] steamed bun filled with a sweet egg-and-milk custard that holds its shape when cut—unlike the runny salted-egg "lava" of [[Liu Sha Bao]].		'''Egg Custard Bun''' (Simplified Chinese: 奶黄包; Traditional Chinese: 奶黃包; Pinyin: ''Nǎihuáng bāo'') is a Cantonese [[Dim Sum]] steamed bun filled with a sweet egg-and-milk custard that holds its shape when cut—unlike the runny salted-egg "lava" of [[Liu Sha Bao]].<ref name="zolima">[https://zolimacitymag.com/hong-kong-creamy-egg-custard-buns-disappearing-why/ Zolima City Mag: Hong Kong creamy custard buns]</ref><ref name="tt">[https://www.tastingtable.com/1246462/egg-custard-buns/ Tasting Table: custard buns / Liu Sha Bao contrast]</ref>

	== Characteristics ==		== Characteristics ==
	A white, fluffy yeast bao wraps a bright yellow filling that is creamy yet sliceable. Sweetness is dessert-like, closer to pastry cream than to savory roast-pork buns ([[Char Siu Bao]]). There is no intentional "flowing sand" spill when bitten; that texture belongs to [[Liu Sha Bao]]. English menus sometimes say only "custard bun," so this wiki keeps separate pages for the set custard style and the lava style.
			A white, fluffy yeast bao wraps a bright yellow filling that is creamy yet sliceable. Sweetness is dessert-like, closer to pastry cream than to savory roast-pork buns ([[Char Siu Bao]]). Soft mouthfeel cue: the custard should be smooth and set, not watery and not molten. There is no intentional "flowing sand" spill when bitten; that texture belongs to [[Liu Sha Bao]]. Soft naming trap: English menus sometimes say only "custard bun," so this wiki keeps separate pages for the set custard style and the lava style.<ref name="tt" /> Soft color cue: filling is sunny yellow from egg and dairy, not orange from salted yolk overload. Soft crumb cue: the bao skin should be fine and springy, not dense, so the sweet center stays the focus.

	== Ingredients (overview) ==		== Ingredients (overview) ==
	Yeast bao dough; custard of egg, sugar, milk or milk powder, butter, and flour or starch. ~~Buns are filled, proofed, and steamed; served hot so the crumb is soft. Some bakeries~~ bake related custard buns, but yum cha versions are typically steamed.
			Yeast bao dough; custard of egg, sugar, milk or milk powder, butter, and flour or starch. Soft bakery note: some shops bake related custard buns, but yum cha versions are typically steamed. Soft chill note: kitchens may cool the filling before wrapping so it stays tidy until steaming. Overview only—not a recipe.

	== History and culture ==		== History and culture ==
	Egg custard buns are standard on yum cha carts with [[Char Siu Bao]] and [[Liu Sha Bao]] in [[Guangdong Food]] and [[Hong Kong Food]] teahouses. ~~They sit among~~ sweet dim-sum ~~finishes alongside~~ [[Egg Tart]] and~~, in restaurants,~~ chilled [[Mango Pudding]]. ~~The~~ bun ~~reflects~~ Cantonese ~~bakery–teahouse crossover tastes rather than a single dated invention story~~.
			Egg custard buns are standard on yum cha carts with [[Char Siu Bao]] and [[Liu Sha Bao]] in [[Guangdong Food]] and [[Hong Kong Food]] teahouses. Soft modern timeline: Hong Kong food writing ties creamy custard-filled bao popularity to late-twentieth-century hotel teahouse experiments—commonly retold around Spring Moon at The Peninsula in the mid-1980s—after which cart and neighborhood restaurants adopted sweet milky custard as a dim-sum finish.<ref name="zolima" /> Soft chef-attribution details vary by interview and should be read as press retelling, not a single archived inventor claim. Soft later shift: runny salted-yolk [[Liu Sha Bao]] surged in the twenty-first century and, on some carts, crowded out the creamier nai wong style that apprentices once learned as a basic sweet bun.<ref name="zolima" /><ref name="tt" /> Soft peer sweets include [[Egg Tart]] and chilled [[Mango Pudding]]. Soft training note: dim-sum writers describe the set custard bun as a foundational sweet that younger cooks still learn even when lava buns sell faster. Soft diaspora cue: overseas Cantonese restaurants often keep nai wong bao on English menus as "custard bun," which can confuse guests expecting molten salted-yolk centers.

	== Serving and variations ==		== Serving and variations ==
	~~Steamed basket service at dim sum; sometimes sold in Chinese bakeries by the piece. Custard richness and bun size vary. See [[Dim Sum]], [[Liu Sha Bao]], and [[Egg Tart]] for neighboring sweets.~~

			Steamed basket service at dim sum; sometimes sold in Chinese bakeries by the piece. Soft richness and bun size vary by kitchen; some versions are lightly eggy, others closer to bakery pastry cream. Soft home habit: some cooks freeze uncooked filled buns and steam from frozen for parties; teahouse versions are made fresh throughout service. Soft reminder: not the same as baked custard [[Egg Tart]] or molten [[Liu Sha Bao]]. Soft plating cue: baskets usually hold several buns for sharing near the end of yum cha when diners want something sweet with tea. See [[Dim Sum]], [[Liu Sha Bao]], and [[Egg Tart]] for neighboring sweets.

	~~Home bakers sometimes freeze uncooked filled buns and steam from frozen for parties; teahouse versions are made fresh throughout service. Sweet dim-sum finishes~~ also ~~include [[Mango Pudding]] and [[Egg Tart]], which use custard or fruit sets outside a bao wrapper.~~		== See also ==

	~~== See also ==~~
	* [[Dim Sum]]		* [[Dim Sum]]
	* [[Liu Sha Bao]]		* [[Liu Sha Bao]]
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	* [[Hong Kong Food]]		* [[Hong Kong Food]]
	* [[List of dishes (A-Z)]]		* [[List of dishes (A-Z)]]

			== References ==
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	== Serving and variations ==		== Serving and variations ==
	Steamed basket service at dim sum; sometimes sold in Chinese bakeries by the piece. Custard richness and bun size vary. See [[Dim Sum]], [[Liu Sha Bao]], and [[Egg Tart]] for neighboring sweets.		Steamed basket service at dim sum; sometimes sold in Chinese bakeries by the piece. Custard richness and bun size vary. See [[Dim Sum]], [[Liu Sha Bao]], and [[Egg Tart]] for neighboring sweets.


			Home bakers sometimes freeze uncooked filled buns and steam from frozen for parties; teahouse versions are made fresh throughout service. Sweet dim-sum finishes also include [[Mango Pudding]] and [[Egg Tart]], which use custard or fruit sets outside a bao wrapper.

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

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	== Characteristics ==		== Characteristics ==
			A white, fluffy yeast bao wraps a bright yellow filling that is creamy yet sliceable. Sweetness is dessert-like, closer to pastry cream than to savory roast-pork buns ([[Char Siu Bao]]). There is no intentional "flowing sand" spill when bitten; that texture belongs to [[Liu Sha Bao]]. English menus sometimes say only "custard bun," so this wiki keeps separate pages for the set custard style and the lava style.
	~~Bright~~ yellow, creamy ~~but~~ sliceable ~~filling inside a white fluffy bao~~. Sweetness is dessert-like; no intentional "flowing sand" spill.

	== Ingredients (overview) ==		== Ingredients (overview) ==
			Yeast bao dough; custard of egg, sugar, milk or milk powder, butter, and flour or starch. Buns are filled, proofed, and steamed; served hot so the crumb is soft. Some bakeries bake related custard buns, but yum cha versions are typically steamed.
	Yeast bao dough; custard of egg, sugar, milk or milk powder, butter, flour or starch. ~~Steamed~~ and served hot.

	== History and culture ==		== History and culture ==
			Egg custard buns are standard on yum cha carts with [[Char Siu Bao]] and [[Liu Sha Bao]] in [[Guangdong Food]] and [[Hong Kong Food]] teahouses. They sit among sweet dim-sum finishes alongside [[Egg Tart]] and, in restaurants, chilled [[Mango Pudding]]. The bun reflects Cantonese bakery–teahouse crossover tastes rather than a single dated invention story.
	~~Standard~~ on yum cha carts with [[Char Siu Bao]] and [[Liu Sha Bao]]~~; English "custard~~ bun~~" may ambiguously refer to either, so this wiki keeps separate pages~~.

	== Serving and variations ==		== Serving and variations ==
			Steamed basket service at dim sum; sometimes sold in Chinese bakeries by the piece. Custard richness and bun size vary. See [[Dim Sum]], [[Liu Sha Bao]], and [[Egg Tart]] for neighboring sweets.
	~~Dim~~ sum ~~basket~~. See [[Dim Sum]] ~~and~~ [[Liu Sha Bao]].

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

	* [[Dim Sum]]		* [[Dim Sum]]
	* [[Liu Sha Bao]]		* [[Liu Sha Bao]]
	* [[Char Siu Bao]]		* [[Char Siu Bao]]
	* [[Egg Tart]]		* [[Egg Tart]]
			* [[Mango Pudding]]
			* [[Baozi]]
	* [[Guangdong Food]]		* [[Guangdong Food]]
	* [[Hong Kong Food]]		* [[Hong Kong Food]]
	* [[List of dishes (A-Z)]]		* [[List of dishes (A-Z)]]

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| pinyin = Nǎihuáng bāo
| type = Dim sum bun
| course = Dim sum
| country = China
| region = Guangdong / Hong Kong
| other = Steamed bun with set egg-milk custard; distinct from runny Liu Sha Bao
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'''Egg Custard Bun''' (Simplified Chinese: 奶黄包; Traditional Chinese: 奶黃包; Pinyin: ''Nǎihuáng bāo'') is a Cantonese [[Dim Sum]] steamed bun filled with a sweet egg-and-milk custard that holds its shape when cut—unlike the runny salted-egg "lava" of [[Liu Sha Bao]].

== Characteristics ==

Bright yellow, creamy but sliceable filling inside a white fluffy bao. Sweetness is dessert-like; no intentional "flowing sand" spill.

== Ingredients (overview) ==

Yeast bao dough; custard of egg, sugar, milk or milk powder, butter, flour or starch. Steamed and served hot.

== History and culture ==

Standard on yum cha carts with [[Char Siu Bao]] and [[Liu Sha Bao]]; English "custard bun" may ambiguously refer to either, so this wiki keeps separate pages.

== Serving and variations ==

Dim sum basket. See [[Dim Sum]] and [[Liu Sha Bao]].

== See also ==

* [[Dim Sum]]
* [[Liu Sha Bao]]
* [[Char Siu Bao]]
* [[Egg Tart]]
* [[Guangdong Food]]
* [[Hong Kong Food]]
* [[List of dishes (A-Z)]]