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	== Serving and variations ==		== Serving and variations ==
	Handheld snack from night markets and casual shops. Garnish ratios vary; some upscale versions thicken the braise glaze or add egg. See [[Taiwan Food]], [[Baozi]], and [[Lu Rou Fan]] for related meals.		Handheld snack from night markets and casual shops. Garnish ratios vary; some upscale versions thicken the braise glaze or add egg. See [[Taiwan Food]], [[Baozi]], and [[Lu Rou Fan]] for related meals.


			Portion size is usually one bun per order at night markets; restaurants may plate two halves open-face for photos. Peanut powder should stay dry and crunchy against the warm pork.

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

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	== Characteristics ==		== Characteristics ==
			The bun is fluffy, pale, and folded like a taco shell rather than sealed shut. Filling contrasts rich fatty pork with crunchy peanut powder, a touch of sugar, fresh cilantro, and often pickled mustard greens for acidity. It is eaten like a sandwich. Fully enclosed [[Baozi]] and barbecue-filled [[Char Siu Bao]] are different forms; [[Lu Rou Fan]] shares braised-pork flavor but is a rice bowl, not a bun. Macau's [[Pork Chop Bun]] uses a crusty fried-chop roll instead of a steamed fold.
	The bun is fluffy and ~~pale; filling~~ contrasts rich fatty pork with crunchy peanut powder and ~~fresh herbs~~. It is eaten like a sandwich.

	== Ingredients (overview) ==		== Ingredients (overview) ==
			Steamed folded "lotus leaf" bun (面粉蒸饼), soy-braised pork belly, peanut powder, sugar, cilantro, and commonly pickled mustard greens. Restaurant variants may swap chicken, fish, or vegetarian fillings while keeping the folded-bun format. The bun is warmed so it stays pliable around the hot pork.
	Steamed folded bun, braised pork belly, peanut powder, sugar, cilantro, and ~~sometimes~~ pickled mustard greens. Restaurant variants ~~add other proteins~~.

	== History and culture ==		== History and culture ==
			Gua bao is a street-food and night-market icon of [[Taiwan Food]] and has become popular in global Taiwanese restaurants. Related folded-bun snacks exist in Fujian cultural zones; Taiwan's peanut-and-herb garnish set is the widely recognized modern form. It sits among other pork-braise comfort foods such as [[Lu Rou Fan]] and among Chinese handhelds mapped with [[Roujiamo]] (flatbread) and steamed [[Baozi]]. Popular media sometimes calls it a "Taiwanese hamburger," which is informal shorthand rather than a culinary classification.
	Gua bao is a street-food and night-market icon of [[Taiwan Food]] and has become popular in global Taiwanese restaurants. It ~~is distinct from fully enclosed~~ [[~~Baozi~~]] and ~~from~~ [[~~Char Siu Bao~~]].

	== Serving and variations ==		== Serving and variations ==
			Handheld snack from night markets and casual shops. Garnish ratios vary; some upscale versions thicken the braise glaze or add egg. See [[Taiwan Food]], [[Baozi]], and [[Lu Rou Fan]] for related meals.
	Handheld snack. See [[Taiwan Food]], [[Baozi]], and [[Lu Rou Fan]] for related ~~braised-pork flavors~~.

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

	* [[Taiwan Food]]		* [[Taiwan Food]]
	* [[Baozi]]		* [[Baozi]]
	* [[Lu Rou Fan]]		* [[Lu Rou Fan]]
	* [[Char Siu Bao]]		* [[Char Siu Bao]]
			* [[Pork Chop Bun]]
			* [[Roujiamo]]
			* [[Fujian Food]]
	* [[List of dishes (A-Z)]]		* [[List of dishes (A-Z)]]

	== References ==		== References ==

	{{reflist}}		{{reflist}}

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'''Gua Bao''' (Chinese: 刈包; Pinyin: ''Guà bāo'') is a Taiwanese snack of a soft steamed lotus-leaf-shaped bun folded around braised pork belly with crushed peanuts, sugar, and cilantro.<ref name="wp">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gua_bao English Wikipedia]</ref>

== Characteristics ==

The bun is fluffy and pale; filling contrasts rich fatty pork with crunchy peanut powder and fresh herbs. It is eaten like a sandwich.

== Ingredients (overview) ==

Steamed folded bun, braised pork belly, peanut powder, sugar, cilantro, and sometimes pickled mustard greens. Restaurant variants add other proteins.

== History and culture ==

Gua bao is a street-food and night-market icon of [[Taiwan Food]] and has become popular in global Taiwanese restaurants. It is distinct from fully enclosed [[Baozi]] and from [[Char Siu Bao]].

== Serving and variations ==

Handheld snack. See [[Taiwan Food]], [[Baozi]], and [[Lu Rou Fan]] for related braised-pork flavors.

== See also ==

* [[Taiwan Food]]
* [[Baozi]]
* [[Lu Rou Fan]]
* [[Char Siu Bao]]
* [[List of dishes (A-Z)]]

== References ==

{{reflist}}