蛋卷
daahn gyún

biscuit roll

Biscuit rolls are crispy tubes made of flour, butter, egg and sugar. This is a bakery and snack i...

仿肉叉燒包
fóng yuhk chā sīu bāau

vegan BBQ pork bun

A vegetarian version of the BBQ pork bun, with imitation meat in place of the BBQ pork.

豆沙包
dauh sā bāau

red bean paste bun

Fluffy steamed buns filled with red bean paste (made from adzuki beans). The paste can be chunky ...

芝麻包
jī màh bāau

sesame paste bun

Fluffy steamed buns filled with black sesame seed paste.

素菜包
sou choi bāau

vegetarian bun

Steamed wheat buns with vegetable fillings.

冬菇白菜
dūng gū baahk choi

bok choy with mushrooms

Bok choy stir-fried with mushrooms.

jūk

congee

Rice porridge, also known as congee (originating from the Tamil word for rice porridge, kanji) or...

白粥
baahk jūk

plain congee

Plain congee, with nothing mixed in.

瑤柱白粥
yìuh chyúh baahk jūk

congee w/ dried scallops

Congee with dried scallops.

老婆餅
lóuh pòh béng

wife cake

Wife cake is a Cantonese bakery item. Also known as sweetheart cake, it's a round flaky pastry fi...

蓮蓉餅
lìhn yùhng béng

lotus seed pie

A pastry filled with lotus seed paste.

杏仁餅
hahng yàhn béng

almond cookie

These almond-flavored crumbly cookies were introduced by early Chinese-American immigrants but ar...

曲奇
kūk kèih

cookie

Western-style cookies. If you go into a Chinese supermarket, the cookie section will include tins...

sou

vegetarian

With a long history of Buddhism and people just not able to afford meat, Chinese cuisine traditio...

馬蹄糕
máh tàih gōu

water chestnut cake

Water chestnut cake is a translucent jelly made from shredded Chinese water chestnuts.

椰汁糕
yèh jāp gōu

coconut pudding

Coconut pudding (also known as coconut bar or coconut jelly) is a chilled jelly made with coconut...

白糖沙翁
baahk tòhng sā yūng

Chinese sugar doughnut

A fluffy, deep-fried spherical pastry coated in sugar. Also known as Chinese donuts, Chinese doug...

奶黃南瓜沙翁
náaih wòhng nàahm gwā sā yūng

pumpkin custard ball

A pumpkin-flavored Chinese doughnut with a custard filling. I've only seen these at Tim Ho Wan, l...