Origin of steamed buns and related stories

The history of the real formation of steamed buns is difficult to verify. However, it is generally believed that modern steamed buns are related to the "cave plum blossom steamed buns" and "soup-filling buns" in the Northern Song Dynasty. After the Jingkang Revolution, it was brought to the south of the Yangtze River by the royal family in the Northern Song Dynasty and evolved from the popular glutinous rice balls in northern China. It has been inherited for thousands of years and has been continuously innovated and carried forward in various places.

Modern steamed buns originated in Changzhou during Daoguang period in Qing Dynasty, and formed their own characteristics in various places, such as Changzhou delicious and Wuxi sweet, but they all have the same characteristics such as thin skin and delicious taste, and have also been circulated in Kaifeng, Tianjin and other places.

The "Crab Steamed Bun" in Changzhou Wanhua Teahouse during Daoguang period in Qing Dynasty and the "Nanxiang Steamed Bun" created by Huang Mingxian, nanxiang town in 187 1 all have their own characteristics, including the popular folk steamed buns in Huishan Qinyuan area and Wuxi in Qing Dynasty, as well as those created by Kaikou and Tianjin in modern times. Changzhou, Wuxi, Shanghai, Nanjing, Hangzhou, Wuhu and other places in the south of the Yangtze River have a long history of cooking steamed buns, and there are many century-old shops featuring steamed buns.

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Since 1990s, immigrants from China have entered Spain in large numbers, and hotels in China have mushroomed everywhere. Steamed bread is one of the essential staple foods in every hotel. However, at that time, Xiaolongbao had written "Xiaolong" instead of "Xiaolongbao". Some write "China Xiaolong", others write "Shanghai Xiaolong". For this "little dragon steamed bread", the Spanish annotation is better: "dragon meat bun".

As for who changed "Xiaolongbao" into "Xiaolong", the reporter could not verify it at the moment. Because the dragon is the symbol of China, people in China are all descendants of the dragon, and "Little Dragon" and "Dragon" belong to China and China anyway. Some Spanish restaurants have carried out bold reforms, simply interpreting "steamed buns" as "China's dragon bread". So the name "Dragon Bread" quickly became popular in Chinese and Western restaurants. "Dragon cake" is delicious and easy to remember, unlike other Chinese foods whose names are difficult to say and remember.

After 2000, "Little Dragon Steamed Bread" changed again. In order to commemorate the outstanding contribution of martial arts superstar Bruce Lee to martial arts films, TV stations all over the world have set up special topics on Bruce Lee films. In Spain, every street and alley can see colorful posters printed with Bruce Lee, and Spanish children even took a bite of Bruce Lee (Bruce Lee) and China Kung Fu.

At this time, the meaning of "Xiaolong Steamed Bread" changed again. Some restaurants interpret "Xiaolong steamed bread" as "Bruce Lee's favorite China meat pie". The Spanish name of Xiaolong steamed buns is Bruce Lee. When people order, they say "I want Bruce Lee" to the waiter. The waiter knows that the diners want buns from China. Well-known at home and abroad, steamed stuffed bun is undoubtedly a famous snack.

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