Jennifer Pak/NPR
To get the best food in China, I’m told you have to stand in line.
That’s true for baozi — a fluffy steamed bun with filling. My go-to in Shanghai is dried tofu and veg.
I don’t eat it often because I hate waiting.
But when I was assigned a story about Chinese breakfasts, I dutifully queued at a bun shop outside a Beijing park. I snagged baozi stuffed with their bestseller — soy sauce pork —
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