The main event - the bāozi....

The nomtastic cha siu is now encased in lovingly crafted dough and steamed to perfection.

MP 'cheated' just a little - she made the dough with a (gasp) packet mix.

A quick perusal of the ingredient list on the packet quickly discloses that this is still the real deal. so corner cutting is forgiven in the interests of expediently getting the bao into the plate...

portion out the dough

craft into discs of dough

envelope the delicious filling 

begin the tricky folding manoeuvre

...carefully...

...almost there...

ready for steaming

off we go...

TA DAAAAAA - the finished product

...and the verdict? hěnhǎo chī 很好吃 thơm ngon ...delicious.

Proof is in the tasting - mmmmmmm baotastic!  We're off to a great start!

However - will these be the best? Let's make our way hither and yon - I'll be the judge of that...