芝麻卷
jī màh gyún

black sesame roll

Black sesame rolls consist of sesame paste chilled in sheets and then rolled up.

椰絲卷
yèh sī gyún

coconut roll

Rolls with shredded coconut.

蛋卷
daahn gyún

biscuit roll

Biscuit rolls are crispy tubes made of flour, butter, egg and sugar. This is a bakery and snack i...

雞尾包
gāi méih bāau | gai1 méi5 bao1

cocktail bun

An elongated bao with a buttery shredded coconut filling, the cocktail bun was invented in the 19...

肉鬆麵包
yuhk sūng mihn bāau

pork sung bun

A bao topped with dried shredded pork.

奶黃包
náaih wòhng bāau

custard bun

Steamed buns with a custard filling. Strictly speaking, the custard in this bun is thick, almost ...

小兔奶黃包
síu tou náaih wòhng bāau

bunny custard bun

Steamed custard buns shaped to look like small rabbits.

小豬奶黃包
síu jyū náaih wòhng bāau

piglet custard bun

Steamed custard buns shaped to look like piglets.

流沙包
làu sā bāau

molten custard bun

A recent Hong Kong-invented variation of custard buns, these have a molten custard filling made f...

菠蘿包
bō lòh bāau

pineapple bun

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

菠蘿油
bō lòh yàuh

pineapple bun w/ butter

Pinapple buns served with butter.

菠蘿流沙包
bō lòh làu sāa bāau

pineapple lava custard bun

A pineapple bun with a molten custard filling.

老婆餅
lóuh pòh béng

wife cake

Wife cake is a Cantonese bakery item. Also known as sweetheart cake, it's a round flaky pastry fi...

蓮蓉餅
lìhn yùhng béng

lotus seed pie

A pastry filled with lotus seed paste.

杏仁餅
hahng yàhn béng

almond cookie

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

簽語餅
chīm yúh béng

fortune cookie

Fortune cookies are ubiquitious in Chinese-American restaurants and can be found in bakeries and ...

曲奇
kūk kèih

cookie

Western-style cookies. If you go into a Chinese supermarket, the cookie section will include tins...

核桃糊
haht tòuh wùh | hat6 to2 wu4

walnut soup

Walnut soup is a dessert made with water, finely ground walnuts, rice flour, and sugar.