char siu bao; Cantonese barbecue pork bun
A steamed bun filled with Cantonese-style barbecued pork. Common in dim sum and Chinese bakeries.
from Chinese chāshāo bāo
I ordered two char siu bao at dim sum.
The char siu bao at this shop has plenty of filling.
Borrowed from Cantonese 叉燒包 (caa1 siu1 baau1), meaning 'barbecued pork bun'.