How to make BAO from the Pixar movie Bao -- Chinese steamed bun recipe

Did you see the delightful short film, Bao, directed by Domee Shi? Well, her mother shared her recipe for bao, so I thought I try making some. So get your pleating fingers ready -- it's time to make some bao! 🥟 New videos every Thursday and Saturday! 🥳

This video is not sponsored. Just wanted to make some bao. 😁

[havenbarrow]

every time emmy talks to the baos and calls them “so stinking cute” it adds 10 years into my life span

[tnee]

"they make it look so easy in videos" as she makes it look completely easy in her video

[jakegagnon]

I’m 17 and I just made this for my mom on Mother’s Day, there was a lot of extra filling so I sauté’d the leftover in a pan and made it with rice, she was incredibly happy and loved it, thx so much

[annie]

Yes, I do remember Elmyra and in fact I’ve always wondered why that “cute aggression” happens. Every time I pet my cat I clench my teeth because I can’t handle how cute she is!!!

[corym.m.]

I have a habit of watching food videos when I’m supposed to be not disappointed though

[jasminesmith]

“YoU Go bE FwEINds WiT ya BWoder wiTe DeR OkAy!”
-the cutest thing aka Emmy

[JackW]

“I’ll love them, and hug them and hold them forever!” :P

[kiya___]

You have one of those youtube channels that you can never get tired of. Ive been subscribed to your channel for than 3 years i just love your content. I like being your beautiful lovely. And best of all your voice is so soothing. You would be like the best nanny ever.

[randomgirll]

The Bao short made me start sobbing... My mom and I went to see Incredibles 2 with one of my cousins so I was sitting next to mom watching it... it was too real... Your baby voice makes me so happy. Oh... those look so good. Mom and I were talking about how Pixar makes all of their on-screen food look so good.

[ClovertheUnburnt]

At about the 5:00 mark she started talking in this high voice, and my cats both looked up in shock, not knowing what had happened.

[SophiaPetrillosBuddy]

Everyone in the theater was laughing when the mom ate the bao boy, but I was sitting there in tears.

[dAfoodie]

“i shall call him squishy, and he shall be mine, and he shall be my squishy!”
emmy, these look DELICIOUS! i’m getting hungry 😋

[emilydenning]

These look incredible! We went to see the Incredibles 2 right after I told my husband we are pregnant with our first baby. I looked over during the bao short film to see tears streaming down his face. ❤️ That short and this food will always hold a special place in my heart because of that!

[gwvdklo]

We actually have a word for that “cute aggression” feeling in the Chamoru language! It’s “magoddai” or “ma’godai” ( muh-goh-dī ). Mostly used when talking about babies or animals.

“Your baby is so cute. She’s making me magoddai.”

[Queeneri]

in the scene when the mom ate the bao, the whole audience went quiet and some people gasped, including me !

[zurcuff]

Ahh, I grew up eating siopao. only found out recently its just a filipino take on chinese bao (cha siu bao). they look identical except siopao is a bit bigger and breadier and the filling is probably 98% meat... with the occasional egg lol. besides bakeries you can buy them at literal gas stations and mini marts.

p.s. where i live now the term for that cute squeezing feeling is "magodai"

[MelaniaKrystle]

When you said "you go sit right there with your brother" i 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 be good you lil dumpling

[ArtalaCarte]

I totally remember that girl from tiny toons! Love bao! So yummy

[diane]

Our little one has loved this video since they were tiny. They used to make us replay the part where you baby talk your bao over and over again. Now they constantly quote your description of the final product's texture and such. It's very cute.

[astrowiz]

Wait until they grow up and no longer depend on you :(