At the table
Break open carefully, let steam escape and eat in small bites. Check the filling before ordering for dietary needs.
Contains wheat, soy and sesame; the filling can be hot.
The selected filling includes sprouts, dried tofu, fried wheat gluten, wood ear, dried lily buds, mushrooms, starch sheets, coriander, ginger, fermented tofu and sesame.
GET TO KNOW THE DISH
What goes into it?
Explore some key ingredients below. Preparations may use additional seasonings and ingredients.
This is a Shitoumenkan-style representative filling, not a promise that every Tianjin vegetable bun is identical.
Typical ingredients
In some versions
Recipes vary by restaurant.
How does it taste?
Savory, nutty and gently fermented.
- Chili heat
- Texture
- Soft bread around a moist filling with contrasting textures.
- How it’s made
- Fermented wheat dough encloses the prepared filling and is steamed.
This is a Shitoumenkan-style representative filling, not a promise that every Tianjin vegetable bun is identical.
A CONNECTION TO PLACE
Origin & regional roots
Its origins are linked to Tianjin.
About this regional connection
Tianjin: Regional identity supported in source-review.json.
Ask if they have it first
请问你们有天津素包吗？
Do you have this item?
A LITTLE SOMETHING TO READ
Story & history
A varied vegetable filling
Tianjin's vegetable-bun tradition builds flavor from several plant ingredients rather than copying a meat filling. Fermented tofu and sesame give this style its character.