Filled Bun — Chinese-Hawaiian Adaptation Authority tier 1

MANAPUA

Hawaiian

A large, soft, steamed or baked bun filled with char siu pork (or curry chicken, sweet potato, haupia, purple yam). Significantly larger than Cantonese dim sum bao with a sweeter, more pillowy dough. Royal Kitchen (est. 1973, Chinatown) is the most famous shop. The manapua man — a roving vendor driving through neighbourhoods — is a Hawaiian institution.

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