芒果班戟

Pronunciation
English Name

mango pancake

Cantonese (Traditional)

芒果班戟

Mandarin (Pinyin)

máng guǒ bān jǐ


Yale Romanization

mōng gwó bāan kīk

Character Breakdown

芒果 is the loanword for mango (which is taken from the Portuguese manga which is from the Malay mangga which in turn came from the Tamil mankay), and 班戟 is a loanword for pancake (the Cantonese, at least, sounds similar) so 芒果班戟 is mango pancake (even though it's not really a pancake).

mango pancake
About This Dish

A popular Hong Kong dessert, mango topped with whipped cream and wrapped in a crepe.

Quick Facts
Categories:
港式
甜品
Yale:
mōng gwó bāan kīk