xiaolongbao
A type of dumpling or steamed bun (baozi) associated with eastern China, particularly Nanxiang near Shanghai.
This is Din Tai Fung, the first OC outpost of the Taiwanese-based chain famous for xiaolongbaos (a.k.a. juicy pork dumplings). […] Shanghainese in origin, but perfected in Taiwan by Din Tai Fung’s Chinese founders, xiaolongbaos are bite-sized, soup-filled purses of pork.
Where it comes from
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 小籠包 /小笼包 (xiǎolóngbāo, literally “little-basket dumpling”).
Adapted from the Wiktionary entry xiaolongbao (CC BY-SA 4.0).