"Flower" Rolls
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A simple flour dough with oil between the layers is formed into a flower-bud shape about the size of a fist.  As the rolls cook in bamboo steamers, the layers open up like the petals of a flower!

RMB 0.5 (US$ 0.06) will buy 1 medium-sized roll.  Some contain chopped chives.  "Flower rolls" are a general purpose breadstuff and are a breakfast staple accompanying a bowl of soup.