pork bun Word type: Food Kanji: 豚まんStandard: にくまんStandard kanji: 肉まんCommentary: This variation is due to the fact that in eastern Japan niku tends to mean pork while in Kansai it means beef, thus a pork-filled bun needs a separate word.
Commentary:
This variation is due to the fact that in eastern Japan niku tends to mean pork while in Kansai it means beef, thus a pork-filled bun needs a separate word.