雞燒賣
gāi sīu maaih

chicken siu mai

Siu mai filled with chicken. The first character 雞 is chicken, and 燒賣 is siu mai

魚肉燒賣
yùh yuhk sīu maaih

fish siu mai

A popular street snack, siu mai filled with minced fish. 魚肉 is fish meat, and 燒賣 is siu mai.

仿肉燒賣
fóng yuhk sīu maaih

vegan siu mai

Siu mai filled with imitation meat.

燒味
sīu meih

siu mei

Siu mei are Cantonese-style roasted meats, basically Cantonese BBQ.

燒鴨
sīu aap

roast duck

Cantonese-style roasted duck.

叉燒
chā sīu | caa1 siu1

BBQ pork

Cha siu (the Cantonese pronunciation) is boneless pork oven-roasted with a sweet coating. For mea...

燒肉
sīu yuhk

pork belly

Juicy roast pork with a crispy golden skin, known as siu yuk (the Cantonese pronunciation). Pork ...

豉油雞
sih yàuh gāi

soy sauce chicken

A Cantonese siu-mei dish, chicken cooked with soy sauce.

雞腳湯
gāi geuk tōng

chicken feet soup

A Cantonese soup made with chicken feet, ginger, and peanuts.

糖水
tòhng séui

sweet soup

In Cantonese cuisine, sweet soups are served as dessert at the end of meals or in dessert shops. ...

紅豆湯
hùhng dáu tōng

red bean soup

Red bean soup is a sweet soup served as a dessert at the end of meals, made with adzuki beans), ...

龜苓膏
gwāi lìhng gōu

herbal jelly

Offered as a medicine or dessert (a very bitter dessert), this traditionally incorporates a powde...

豆腐花
dauh fuh fā

tofu pudding

Very soft, sweet, tofu served in a bowl with syrup, for dessert.

哈蜜瓜豆腐花
hā maht gwā dauh fuh fā

cantaloupe tofu pudding

Very soft, sweet, tofu served in a bowl with syrup, with cantaloupe, for dessert.

芒果豆腐花
mōng gwó dauh fuh fā

mango tofu pudding

Very soft, sweet, tofu served in a bowl with syrup, with mango, for dessert.

琵琶豆腐
pèih pàh dauh fuh

pipa tofu

Deep-fried oblong balls (shaped like the Chinese lute for which it is named) made of a tofu paste...

蘿蔔糕
lò baahk gōu

turnip cake

A standard dim sum offering and also a traditional Chinese New Year dishm, turnip cakes are not m...

煎蘿蔔糕
jīn lò baahk gōu

pan-fried turnip cake

Pan-fried turnip cake.