A lotus seed bun (Traditional Chinese: 蓮蓉包;Jyutping: lin⁴ jung⁴ baau¹; pinyin: lián róng bāo) is a Chinese baozi filled with lotus seed paste.
[1] Lotus seed paste is a traditional Chinese cooking ingredient,[2] commonly used as a sweet pastry filling, such as in Lotus seed mooncakes.
[3] Lotus seed paste was used as a filling for sweet buns by Cantonese chefs, and rose to prominence sold as a form of dim sum.
[5] longevity peaches, or 壽桃 (pinyin: shòu táo; Jyutping: sau⁶ tou⁴) are a form of lotus seed buns served to celebrate the birthdays of elderly people, symbolizing a good omen of longevity.
[7] Depending on which variation of lotus seed bun is served it can take different shapes, but is traditionally made from the same dough as cha siu baau.