素鴨
sou ngaap

vegetarian duck

Long before tofu burgers and synthetic meat tech startups, Chinese Buddhists were fashioning mock...

魚香茄子
yùh hēung ké jí

fish fragrant eggplant

Despite the name, this Sichuan dish has no fish in it (but perhaps playing it safe, it's often li...

地三鮮
deih sāam sīn

eggplant with potato and peppers

This is a popular Shandong dish consisting of eggplant, potatoes, and peppers deep-fried or stir-...

蛋撻
daahn tāat | daan6 taat1

egg tart

Small circular pastry shells filled with a yellow eggy custard. The crust is flaky and the custar...

港式蛋撻
góng sīk daahn tāat

Hong Kong-style egg tart

Small circular pastry shells filled with a yellow eggy custard. The crust is flaky and the custar...

葡撻
pòu tāat

Portuguese egg tart

Portuguese-style egg tarts, originating from Macau and a specialty there, feature a burnt top on ...

油炸鬼
yàuh ja gwái

fried dough

A stick of deep-fried dough, basically a long doughnut, listed variously in English as Chinese cr...

炸兩
ja léung

fried dough crepe

Rice roll wrapped around fried dough. Often served with porridge.

蒜蓉炒豆苗
syun yùhng dauh mìuh

stir-fried pea shoots in garlic

Pea shoots stir-fried in minced garlic.

蒜蓉菠菜
syun yùhng bō choi | syun3 jung4 bo1 coi3

spinach in garlic

Spinach stir-fried in minced garlic.

蒜蓉白菜
syun yùhng baahk choi | syun3 jung4 baak6 coi3

bok choy in garlic

Bok choy stir-fried in minced garlic.

蒜蓉蕹菜
syun yùhng ung choi | syun3 jung4 ung3 coi3

ong choy in garlic

Also known as Chinese water spinach. featuring long hollow stems, ong choy is typically stir-frie...

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...

雜菇餃
jaahp gū gáau

mushroom dumpling

A sticky, translucent wrapper filled with mushroom.

菠菜雜菇餃
bō choi jaahp gū gáau

spinach and mushroom dumpling

Same as the steamed spinach dumplings, but also with mushrooms.

白灼生菜
baahk cheuk sāang choi

blanched lettuce

Lettuce that has been blanched (quickly boiled then cooled) and served in a sauce.

饅頭
màahn tàuh

mantou

Mantou are plain steamed buns with no filling, originating from Northern China and made with whea...

炸饅頭
ja màahn tàuh

fried mantou

Deep-fried mantou, often listed as golden mantou or deep-fried bun, are typically served with con...