Shuǐjiān Bāo (水煎包)
Water-fried bun; similar to shengjian but different technique, found across northern China.
Water-fried bun; similar to shengjian but different technique, found across northern China.
The shengjian bao is built to be two breads at once: a deep-fried crust below, a steam-soft crown above, a scald of soup between. Shanghai is split into two schools over how much it should rise.