韭菜餅
gáu choi béng

chives pancake

Circular pan-fried flatbreads, like scallion pancakes but with Chinese chives (garlic chives) ins...

煎素菜餃
jīn sou choi gáau

pan-fried vegetable dumpling

Pan-fried dumplings filled with minced vegetables such as cabbage and carrots.

仿肉韭菜餃
fóng yuhk gáu choi gáau

vegan chive dumpling

Pan-fried dumplings filled with chives and imitation meat instead of shrimp.

芒果布甸
mōng gwó bou dīn

mango pudding

Pudding made from mango, sugar and condensed milk, thickened with agar or gelatin. This dish is l...

白飯
baahk faahn

white rice

Plain steamed white rice (although, really, it's boiled), usually served in small bowls, or a big...

黑米
hāk máih

purple rice

Purple rice is also known as black rice, the color before it's cooked, and also forbidden rice or...

茉莉香米
muht léi hēung máih

jasmine rice

Jasmine rice is a long grain fragrant, or aromatic, rice primarily grown in Southeast Asia.

綠茶炸湯圓
luhk chàh ja tōng yún

green tea fried sesame ball

Deep-fried green-tea mixed glutinous rice balls with black sesame paste inside.

素炒飯
sou cháau faahn

vegetable fried rice

Fried rice mixed with just vegetables.

蔥腸粉
chūng chéung fán

scallion rice roll

Plain rice rolls served with scallions.

芫茜蔥腸粉
yùhn sāi chūng chéung fán

cilantro and scallion rice roll

Plain rice rolls served with scallions.

海草沙律
hói cho sà léut

seaweed salad

Seaweed salad is a standard dim sum item.

涼拌黃瓜
lèuhng buhn wòhng gwā

cucumber salad

Chilled slabs of cucumber.

麻辣小黃瓜
màh laaht síu wòhng gwā

spicy cucumber salad

麻辣 is Mala), a spicy flavor from Sichuan cuisine, 小 is small, and 黃瓜 is cucumber (黃 is green or b...

蒜泥黃瓜
syun nàih wòhng gwā

garlic cucumber salad

A Sichuan cucumber salad mixed with garlic.

椒鹽豆腐
jīu yìhm dauh fuh

salt and pepper tofu

Pan-fried cubes of tofu seasoned with with salt and pepper.

椒鹽茄子
jīu yìhm ké jí

salt and pepper eggplant

Eggplant seasoned with with salt and pepper.

煎堆
jīn dēui

sesame ball

A common bakery item, deep-fried hollow spheres of glutinous rice coated with sesame seeds, with ...