海草沙律
hói cho sà léut

seaweed salad

Seaweed salad is a standard dim sum item.

涼拌海蜇
lèuhng buhn hói jit

jellyfish salad

Marinated strips of jellyfish.

椒鹽蝦
jīu yìhm hā

salt and pepper shrimp

Whole shrimp fried with the shells still on, then sprinkled with salt and pepper.

椒鹽魷魚
jīu yìhm yàuh yú

salt and pepper squid

Fried squid sprinkled with salt and pepper. Also listed as salt and pepper calamari.

椒鹽雞翅
jīu yìhm gāi chi

salt and pepper chicken wings

Fried chicken wings sprinkled with salt and pepper.

煎堆
jīn dēui

sesame ball

A common bakery item, deep-fried hollow spheres of glutinous rice coated with sesame seeds, with ...

蓮蓉煎堆
lìhn yùhng jīn dēui

lotus seed sesame ball

Sesame balls filled with lotus seed paste.

豆沙煎堆
dauh sā jīn dēui

red bean sesame ball

Sesame balls filled with red bean paste.

流沙煎堆
làu sā jīn dēui

lava custard sesame ball

Sesame balls) filled with molten custard.

小籠包
síu lùhng bāau

Shanghai dumpling

These steamed buns, with skin pinched at the top creating vertical ripples all around, are filled...

朱古力小籠包
jyū gū līk síu lùhng bāau

chocolate Shanghai dumpling

One of the more whimsical variations of Shanghai soup dumplings (available at Din Tai Fung and, i...

炸蝦仔
ja hā jái

fried shrimp

Deep-fried shrimp.

芋蝦
wuh hā

taro shrimp

Fried shrimp with a taro coating, similar to taro dumplings.

炸蝦球
ja hā kàu

fried shrimp ball

Deep-fried balls of shrimp paste.

金絲蝦球
gām si hā kàu

frizzy shrimp ball

Shrimp balls encased by wonton strips and deep-fried.

珍珠蝦球
jān jyū hā kàu

pearl shrimp ball

Deep-fhrimp balls coated with sticky rice.

炸蔗蝦
ja je hā

sugarcane shrimp

Shrimp balls on sugarcane sticks, resembling shrimp ball lollipops, or maybe shrimp ball drumstic...

杏仁蝦球
hahng yàhn hā kàu

almond shrimp ball

Deep-fried shrimp balls coated with almonds.