The earliest reference to a steamed bun or dumpling is the Chinese word mantou in Jin dynasty records (266 A.D.-420 A.D.).
Longevity buns (shou bao) (壽包) are Chinese steamed buns (mantou) (饅頭) that are shaped like peaches, which symbolize long life and prosperity. Despite their name, there is no peach in the buns.
Housewife Neo Bee Woon, 33, in Muar, Johor, said she started learning to make mantou or Chinese steamed buns in 2020 to get her three-year-old daughter to enjoy healthy food.