Back منتو (طعام) Arabic Маньтоу Byelorussian Roti sepan BEW Mŏ̤-mŏ̤ CDO Mantou German Mantou Spanish Mantou Finnish Mantou French מאנטואו HE Mantou ID
 Classic white mantou | |||||||||||||||||
| Alternative names | Chinese steamed bun, Chinese steamed bread | ||||||||||||||||
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| Type | Bread, dim sum | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of origin | China | ||||||||||||||||
| Region or state | East Asia | ||||||||||||||||
| Main ingredients | Wheat flour, water, leavening agents | ||||||||||||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 饅頭 | ||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 馒头 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Alternative Chinese name | |||||||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 麵頭 | ||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 面头 | ||||||||||||||||
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Mantou (traditional Chinese: 饅頭; simplified Chinese: 馒头), often referred to as a Chinese steamed bun, is a white and soft type of steamed bread or bun popular in northern China.[1] Folk etymology connects the name mantou to a tale about Zhuge Liang.[1]
- ^ a b Graves, Helen (October 2, 2013). "Chinese food and drink: Pork belly mantou – recipe". TheGuardian.com. Guardian News & Media LLC. Retrieved January 28, 2015.