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I could get a hot dog topped with mustard, relish and onions served on a steamed bun.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026
He was photographed waiting in line and paying for his steamed bun lunch at a cheap chain restaurant.
From New York Times • Oct. 28, 2022
Dodger Dog: The famous hot dog is a 10-inch pork wiener wrapped in a steamed bun.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 16, 2022
In “Bao,” the son was represented, less literally, as an anthropomorphic bao, or Chinese steamed bun, but only in his mother’s dream.
From Washington Post • Mar. 9, 2022
But she did remember the cozy, lovely feeling of falling into a bed, like holding a warm steamed bun on an icy day.
From "Where the Mountain Meets the Moon" by Grace Lin
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