How to pronounce Baodu

Baodu is written 爆肚 where it comes from. In the International Phonetic Alphabet it is /pɑʊ˥˩ tu˨˩/. In plain English letters that is BAOW-doo, with the stress on the syllable in capitals. There is no recording by a native speaker yet, so use the spelling and the IPA.

What is Baodu?

Baodu is a snack of China. Where it comes from: Beijing. People usually eat it as a snack. Its main ingredients are offal, beef and lamb. It tastes savory.

Where Baodu comes from

Baodu is one of 108 signature dishes of China on this map. See all dishes from Beijing.

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• Lüdagun 驴打滚 · Dessert · Beijing

  Lüdagun, which means rolling donkey, is a sweet roll of glutinous rice dough filled with red bean paste and dusted with roasted yellow soybean flour.

Food of China

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