Pronunciation
English Name

egg tart

Cantonese (Traditional)

蛋撻

Simplified Chinese

蛋挞

Mandarin (Pinyin)

dàn tà


Yale Romanization

daahn tāat

Jyutping

daan6 taat1

Character Breakdown

is egg, and is a loanword that sounds like for tart, so 蛋撻 is egg tart.

egg tart
About This Dish

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

Usually 蛋撻 refers to Hong Kong-style egg tarts, but it can refer to a variety of egg tarts including Portuguese-style egg tarts.

Quick Facts
Categories:
點心
小食
甜品
餅店
Yale:
daahn tāat
Jyutping:
daan6 taat1