Bao or BAO may refer to:
Cuisine
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Baozi
Baozi (), Pao-tsih or bao, is a type of yeast-leavened filled bun in various Chinese cuisines. There are many variations in fillings (meat or vegetarian) and preparations, though the buns are most often steamed. They are a variation of '' m ...
, a type of Chinese dumpling made of a steamed or baked bun with fillings
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Cha siu bao
''Char siu bao'' () is a Cantonese barbecue-pork-filled ''baozi'' (bun).Hsiung, Deh-Ta. Simonds, Nina. Lowe, Jason. 005 ''The Food of China: A Journey for Food Lovers''. Bay Books. . p. 24. The buns are filled with barbecue-flavored ''cha siu ...
, a pork-filled steamed bun
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Gua bao
The ''gua bao'' (), also known as pork belly bun, ambiguously as bao, or erroneously as bao bun, is a type of lotus leaf bun () originating from Fujian cuisine. It is a popular snack in Taiwan and is commonly sold at night markets and restaura ...
, steamed clam-shaped bun sandwiched with meat and condiments
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Bánh bao
''Bánh bao'' (literally "dumplings") is a Vietnamese bun based on the Cantonese ''da bao'' (大包, literally "big bun") brought to Vietnam by Cantonese immigrants. It is a ball-shaped bun containing pork or chicken meat, onions, eggs, mushroom ...
, Vietnamese dumpling with pork meat inside, derived from the Chinese bao
* Bao stir-frying, a
stir frying technique
People
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Bao (surname) Bao or Pao is the pinyin romanization of two Chinese surnames, 包 () and 鮑/鲍 (). It could also be a sinification of the Mongolian surname Borjigin. It is also a Vietnamese surname.
List of people with surname 包
* Bao Zheng (999–1062), gov ...
, a common pronunciation for some Chinese surnames, such as 包 and 鮑
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Bao Zheng
Bao Zheng (; 5 March 999 – 3 July 1062), commonly known as Bao Gong (), was a Chinese politician during the reign of Emperor Renzong in China's Song Dynasty. During his twenty-five years in civil service, Bao consistently demonstrated extr ...
or Lord Bao, Chinese judge of Song China
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Justice Bao (disambiguation)
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Bao (musician), Vietnamese-American musician
Acronyms
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Baccalaureus in Arte Obstetricia, Bachelor of Obstetrics, a medical degree unique to Ireland
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Baryon acoustic oscillations
In cosmology, baryon acoustic oscillations (BAO) are fluctuations in the density of the visible baryonic matter (normal matter) of the universe, caused by acoustic density waves in the primordial plasma of the early universe. In the same way ...
, in physical cosmology
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Batman: Arkham Origins''
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Beijing Astronomical Observatory
Beijing Astronomical Observatory (BAO) is an observatory located around 150 kilometres northeast of Beijing, China. It was founded in 1958 and is part of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS); ), known by Ac ...
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Benny Anderssons orkester
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BAO!'', their second studio album
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Bruce Artwick Organization
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Bullets And Octane
Bullets and Octane is a hard rock band originally from St. Louis, Missouri and later based in Southern California (as referenced in the song "Cancer California"). They originate from the band Ultrafink (which released one album titled ''Carbot ...
Others
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''Bao'' (film), 2018 Pixar short film about an animated bao dumpling
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Bao (game)
Bao is a traditional mancala board game played in most of East Africa including Kenya, Rwanda Tanzania, Comoros, Malawi, as well as some areas of DR Congo and Burundi. It is most popular among the Swahili people of Tanzania and Kenya; the name it ...
, a board game from East Africa
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Barium oxide
Barium oxide, also known as baria, is a white hygroscopic non-flammable compound with the formula BaO. It has a cubic structure and is used in cathode ray tubes, crown glass, and catalysts. It is harmful to human skin and if swallowed in larg ...
(BaO)
* A variant of the game of
mancala
The mancala games are a family of two-player turn-based strategy board games played with small stones, beans, or seeds and rows of holes or pits in the earth, a board or other playing surface. The objective is usually to capture all or some ...
See also
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