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rice balls in syrup
These rice balls have no filling, but instead are doused in syrup and topped with crushed peanuts.
sesame ball
A common bakery item, deep-fried hollow spheres of glutinous rice coated with sesame seeds, with ...
lotus seed sesame ball
Sesame balls filled with lotus seed paste.
red bean sesame ball
Sesame balls filled with red bean paste.
lava custard sesame ball
Sesame balls) filled with molten custard.
chocolate Shanghai dumpling
One of the more whimsical variations of Shanghai soup dumplings (available at Din Tai Fung and, i...
Malaysian steamed cake
A steamed sponge cake made with brown sugar. It's a Hong Kong dessert, not actually Malaysian, bu...
sticky rice cake w/ red bean paste
Glutinous rice filled with red bean paste (made from adzuki beans)), pan-fried.
sticky rice cake w/ black sesame paste
Glutinous rice with a black sesame paste filling, pan-fried.
sticky rice cake w/ green tea paste
Glutinous rice with a green tea paste filling.
sweet soup
In Cantonese cuisine, sweet soups are served as dessert at the end of meals or in dessert shops. ...
herbal jelly
Offered as a medicine or dessert (a very bitter dessert), this traditionally incorporates a powde...
tofu pudding
Very soft, sweet, tofu served in a bowl with syrup, for dessert.
cantaloupe tofu pudding
Very soft, sweet, tofu served in a bowl with syrup, with cantaloupe, for dessert.
mango tofu pudding
Very soft, sweet, tofu served in a bowl with syrup, with mango, for dessert.
almond tofu
This looks like and has the consistency of tofu but is made from sweetened almond milk (Chinese a...