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Which brings me to this.

3. Chinese people steam stuff in bamboo baskets.

Er? In 25 years in China, I have never seen anyone use bamboo baskets in a domestic kitchen. None of my friends have them and I've only seen them on sale once - in a culinary curio shop.

They were used in the past by shops and stalls selling steamed buns, but even that is now a thing of the past. Nearly all those places have switched to metal baskets as they are longer-lasting, easier to clean, more hygienic etc.

They are sometimes still used to serve dim sum, but the food is probably still steamed in metal baskets, the bamboo ones being just for presentation.

Which brings me to this.

3. Chinese people steam stuff in bamboo baskets.

Er? In 25 years in China, I have never seen anyone use bamboo baskets in a domestic kitchen. None of my friends have them and I've only seen them on sale once - in a culinary curio shop.

They were used in the past by shops and stalls selling steam buns, but even that is now a thing of the past. Nearly all those places have switched to metal baskets as they are longer-lasting, easier to clean, more hygienic etc.

They are sometimes still used to serve dim sum, but they food is probably still steamed in metal baskets, the bamboo ones being just for presentation.

Which brings me to this.

3. Chinese people steam stuff in bamboo baskets.

Er? In 25 years, I have never seen anyone use Chinese baskets in a domestic kitchen. None of my friends have them and I've only seen them on sale once - in a culinary curio shop.

They were used in the past by shops and stalls selling steam buns, but even that is now a thing of the past. Nearly all those places have switched to metal baskets as they are longer-lasting, easier to clean, more hygienic etc.

They are sometimes still used to serve dim sum, but they food is probably still steamed in metal baskets, the bamboo ones being just for presentation.