Goku's buns

kispexi2 mentioned wanting to figure out how to make the meat buns that the always-ravenous Saiyuki character Son Goku (apparently) enjoys.

Now, I've read the first set of Saiyuki manga, and I've got some of the anime DVDs in my Netflix queue, but I'm no expert and I don't really know for sure what Goku's buns might look ot taste like. (I imagine Sanzo could clue me in...)

But I grew up in Hawaii, and we had meat buns there, and the other day I decided to find out how to make them. I was pretty sure that the Hawaiian steamed bun filled with barbecue pork and called manapua is more or less identical to the Chinese steamed bun filled with barbecue pork and called char siu bao--and I was right. And I figure that Goku would enjoy them under either name.

( Goku's Buns, an illustrated tale. Sorry--completely worksafe. )

Note to kispexi2: Think Goku would still eat these if they had barbecue tempeh inside instead of pork?