臘腸卷
laahp chéung gyún

Chinese sausage roll

This is a Chinese sausage wrapped in a steamed wheat bun, so it's also listed as Chinese sausage ...

菜心
choi sām

choy sum

Choy sum is a leafy green vegetable similar to Chinese broccoli.

蠔油菜心
hòuh yàuh choi sām

choy sum with oyster sauce

Choy sum boiled or steamed and served with oyster sauce.

jīng | zing1

steamed

Steaming is one of the main cooking techniques in Chinese cuisine (alongside stir-frying and deep...

蒸水蛋
jīng séui dáan

steamed egg

Egg mixed with water and then steamed. Basically steamed scrambled egg, but resembling a custard....

清蒸魚
chīng jīng yùh

steamed fish

Steamed whole fish with ginger and greens all drizzled in soy sauce is a classic Cantonese home-s...

潮州粉粿
chìuh jāu fán gwó

Chaozhou style dumpling

These half-moon shaped steamed dumplings are wrapped with a translucent skin and contain a choppe...

鮮蝦粉粿
sīn hā fán gwó

steamed shrimp dumpling

Shrimp wrapped in a translucent skin, steamed.

蒜蓉菜心
syun yùhng choi sām | syun3 jung4 coi3 sam1

choy sum in garlic

Choy sum stir-fried in garlic.

白糖糕
baahk tòhng gōu

sweet rice cake

This spongy cake is made from rice flour and sugar, fermented then steamed. Also known as steamed...

蝦餃
hā gáau

shrimp dumpling

Steamed bonnet-shaped shrimp dumplings, encased in a thin, pleated (typically twelve pleats), tra...

蛋餃
daahn gáau

egg dumpling

A Chinese New Year tradition, these dumplings use scrambled egg to wrap minced meat (typically po...

龍皇蝦餃
lùhng wòhng hā gáau

lobster shrimp dumpling

A deluxe version of shrimp dumplings with lobster.

韭菜餃
gáu choi gáau

shrimp and chive dumpling

Steamed dumplings filled with shrimp and Chinese chives.

菠菜餃
bō choi gáau

spinach and shrimp dumpling

A sticky, translucent wrapper filled with spinach and shrimp.

帶子餃
dáai jí gáau

scallop dumpling

Like shrimp dumplings, but filled with scallops.

蝦帶子餃
hā dáai jí gáau

scallop and shrimp dumpling

Like shrimp dumplings, but filled with both scallops and shrimp.

豆苗餃
dauh mìuh gáau

pea shoot dumpling

A sticky, translucent wrapper filled with pea shoots and shrimp.