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siu mai
Siu mai are steamed dumplings filled typically with pork and shrimp, but there are variations wit...
pork siu mai
Siu mai filled with just pork.
shrimp siu mai
Siu mai with just a shrimp filling, no pork (although the shrimp is often mixed with pork fat to ...
shrimp and pork siu mai
Siu mai filled with shrimp and pork. This is the most typical form of siu mai, so if you just ord...
scallop siu mai
Siu mai topped with scallop.
quail egg siu mai
This siu mai has a quail egg embedded in the pork and is entirely enclosed by the wrapper.
mushroom siu mai
Siu mai without the traditional wrapper, but instead the filling rests on a large mushroom.
chicken siu mai
Siu mai filled with chicken. The first character 雞 is chicken, and 燒賣 is siu mai
fish siu mai
A popular street snack, siu mai filled with minced fish. 魚肉 is fish meat, and 燒賣 is siu mai.
vegan siu mai
Siu mai filled with imitation meat.
pork belly
Juicy roast pork with a crispy golden skin, known as siu yuk (the Cantonese pronunciation). Pork ...
BBQ pork puff
A flaky puff pastrypastry) filled with BBQ pork. 叉燒 is Cha siu, and 酥 is pastrypastry), so 叉燒酥 i...
radish puff
Baked or deep-fried flaky puff pastrypastry) filled with shredded daikon (often called radish or ...
durian puff
Baked or deep-fried flaky puff pastrypastry) filled with durian or durian-flavored cream.
Malaysian steamed cake
A steamed sponge cake made with brown sugar. It's a Hong Kong dessert, not actually Malaysian, bu...
spring roll
Cantonese spring rolls are deep-fried with a thin crispy wrapper and filled with minced pork, bea...
vegetable spring roll
Spring rolls with no meat, just vegetables.
shrimp spring roll
Spring rolls containing shrimp.