A Reporter's Fake Story of Fake Steamed Buns

A report about steamed buns/dumplings made from cardboard came out together with the informations spreading about candies with formalin and toothpastes with dangerous chemicals.

Report about a softened cardboard flavored with fatty pork and seasoning was aired on CCTV (China Central Television) last Wednesday by State TV's undercover investigator.

Baozi, which is similar but smaller than a dumpling was made from wheat or rice flour and a pork filling cooked on a steamed bamboo basket.

A vendor demonstrated how a baozi was prepared using cardboard. a pile of cardboard was soaked on a plastic basin of caustic soda (which is a chemical used on soap production), then chopped finely and flavored with fatty pork and powdered seasoning.

Beijing authorities found out that a reporter named Zi fabricated the story for a scoop to gain higher audience and ratings.

Beijing TV apologized for their failure to check the credibility of the report.

The reporter was held over his fake cardboard-in-buns story.