Chinese Style BBQ Pork Bao Buns

I bought these on a whim and was worried how these would taste but I was pleasantly surprised. I tried the BBQ pork ones and they weren’t flavorful. They had the right amount of mixture in the middle as well!

I grew up going to dim sum regularly because it was fun and tasty to try a bunch of different small dishes for a reasonable price. One of the dishes our family would order is Char Siu Bao (Chinese Style BBQ Pork Bao Buns). Laoban's frozen Chinese Style BBQ Pork Bao Buns is very easy to heat up. I typically stem my bao but wanted to try the microwave style. I'm not a fan of plastic in microwave so instead I have a wet paper towel over the bao on a plate and microwaved it. It worked like a charm. The bao was tasty but a bit salty for me and my household. The bao is convenient and saved me time when I need it.

I thought these buns were good but I wasn’t necessarily blown away or inspired to repurchase. There wasn’t enough filling and the filling there was was too gristly and not tender enough. I would not recommend the pork one I had.

I have tried their other products and was suspicious of this but it’s amazing! The buns were perfect texture and consistency and the flavor was good.

These were great and convenient! I have had fresh bao buns before and these were surprisingly similar for a frozen option. I think they are a little expensive.