also: ションジエンバオ
noun
shengjian bao; pan-fried pork bun
A Chinese-style small bun filled with pork and pan-fried, often with a crispy bottom and juicy filling. Known in English as shengjian mantou or shengjian bao.
from Chinese shēngjiānbāo
上海では、朝食に熱々の生煎包を食べるのが人気です。
In Shanghai, eating hot shengjian bao for breakfast is popular.
この店の生煎包は皮が薄くて、肉汁がたっぷりだ。
The shengjian bao at this shop have thin skins and are full of meat juices.
小籠包 (xiaolongbao) are steamed soup dumplings, while 生煎包 are pan-fried and have a thicker, bread-like wrapper.
Borrowed from Mandarin Chinese 生煎包 (shēngjiānbāo), literally 'raw-fried bun'.