Suixi Miao Steamed Buns

Last updated 2026-11-10 — Miao steamed buns are steamed buns made by the Miao family. Today, the Miao family continues the traditional craft of making them entirely by hand in the old town of Suixi. According to Miao Dacheng, the fifth-generation inheritor of the Miao steamed bun tradition, the business was established in the 11th year of the Xianfeng reign during the Qing Dynasty, which corresponds to 1861 AD. It has now reached the fifth generation. The main characteristics of Miao steamed buns are the use of carefully selected high-quality flour, moderate fermentation, and a meticulous production process involving repeated rolling, folding, stacking, kneading, and coiling. The firing temperature is skillfully controlled to produce buns that are snow-white in color, uniformly sized, chewy with a good bite, slightly sweet, affordable, and very popular with consumers. Before the founding of the People’s Republic of China, wealthy families from nearby areas such as Suzhou and Xuzhou would often come specifically to Suixi to buy Miao steamed buns for serving guests.