Explore delicious dishes and learn Cantonese
almond cookie
These almond-flavored crumbly cookies were introduced by early Chinese-American immigrants but ar...
vegetarian duck
Long before tofu burgers and synthetic meat tech startups, Chinese Buddhists were fashioning mock...
steamed fish
Steamed whole fish with ginger and greens all drizzled in soy sauce is a classic Cantonese home-s...
orange
Oranges) originated in China and neighboring regions. Mandarin oranges in particular are a tradit...
stir-fried pea shoots in garlic
Pea shoots stir-fried in minced garlic.
egg dumpling
A Chinese New Year tradition, these dumplings use scrambled egg to wrap minced meat (typically po...
New Year cake
New Year cake is a steamed cake made with sticky rice, often served fried or dipped in egg and fr...
stir-fried rice cake
Same rice cake used to make New Year cake, but sliced into ovals (resembling gnocchi in appearanc...
yi mein
Yi mein are thick, chewy, yellow noodles, also known as long life or longevity noodles and served...
rice balls
Boiled balls of glutinous rice with a sweet filling, such as black sesame seeds or crushed peanut...
Yangzhou fried rice
Yanghzhou fried rice, often listed as Yang Chow fried rice or just the restaurant's house fried r...
stir-fried sticky rice
Stir-fried glutinous rice, typically mixed with Chinese sausage and mushroom. Traditionally the g...
salt and pepper shrimp
Whole shrimp fried with the shells still on, then sprinkled with salt and pepper.
sesame ball
A common bakery item, deep-fried hollow spheres of glutinous rice coated with sesame seeds, with ...
shrimp chips
Deep-fried shrimp-flavored chips, similar to potato chips (there's also a version shaped more lik...
pork belly
Juicy roast pork with a crispy golden skin, known as siu yuk (the Cantonese pronunciation). Pork ...
spring roll
Cantonese spring rolls are deep-fried with a thin crispy wrapper and filled with minced pork, bea...
Shanghai spring roll
Shanghai spring rolls are typically filled with pork, napa cabbage, and shiitake mushrooms.