菠蘿包
bō lòh bāau

pineapple bun

Bun with a sweet crunchy top in a crosshatch pattern reminiscent of a pineapple. Sometimes there ...

杏仁餅
hahng yàhn béng

almond cookie

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

餅店
béng dim

bakery

Chinese bakeries feature a variety of baked goods (naturally), snacks, and desserts, with some in...

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...

葡撻
pòu tāat

Portuguese egg tart

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

年糕
nìhn gōu

New Year cake

New Year cake is a steamed cake made with sticky rice, often served fried or dipped in egg and fr...

牛脷酥
ngàuh leih sōu

Chinese doughnut

Sweetened fried dough in an elliptical shape (really, like a doughnut) that supposedly resembles ...

鳳梨酥
fuhng lèih sōu

pineapple cake

Pineapple cakes, small butter shortcakes with a pineapple filling, are a Taiwanese specialty. The...

芋泥酥
wuh nàih sōu

taro paste pastry

flaky puff pastrypastry) filled with taro paste.

蛋黃酥
dáan wóng sōu

salted egg yolk pastry

Also known as Taiwanese mooncakes, this flaky puff pastrypastry) is filled with salted egg yolk. ...

皮蛋酥
pèih dáan sōu

preserved egg pastry

Flaky puff pastrypastry) filled with preserved egg. 酥 is pastrypastry), so 蛋黃酥 is egg yolk pastry.

綠豆酥
luhk dauh sōu

mung bean pastry

Flaky puff pastrypastry) filled with mung bean. 綠豆 is mung bean (綠 is green, and 豆 is bean, but ...

蓮蓉酥
lìhn yùhng sōu

lotus seed pastry

Flaky puff pastrypastry) filled with lotus seed paste.