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...

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.

茶餐廳
chàh chāan tēng | caa4 caan1 teng1

Hong Kong cafe

Hong Kong style cafes, known as cha chaan teng, arising from the hustle and bustle of post-WWII H...

港式
góng sīk | gong2 sik1

Hong Kong-style

Hong Kong cuisine is of course largely Chinese (in particular, Cantonese) but it has benefited fr...

芒果班戟
mōng gwó bāan kīk

mango pancake

A popular Hong Kong dessert, mango topped with whipped cream and wrapped in a crepe.

港式蛋撻
góng sīk daahn tāat

Hong Kong-style egg tart

Small circular pastry shells filled with a yellow eggy custard. The crust is flaky and the custar...

雞蛋仔
gāi dáan jái

egg waffle

Egg waffles, so named because the instead of indentations they feature egg-shaped bubbles, are a ...

朱古力雞蛋仔
jyū gū līk gāi dáan jái

chocolate egg waffle

Egg waffles, so named because the instead of indentations they feature egg-shaped bubbles, are a ...

咖喱魚蛋
ga lēi yú daahn

curry fish balls

Fish balls (fish meatballs) stewed in curry, are a popular Hong Kong street food and also dim sum...

炸魚蛋
ja yú daahn

fried fish balls

Deep-fried fish balls (fish meatballs), a street food, usually smaller and cheaper, than regular ...

兩面黃
léuhng mihn wòhng

Hong Kong-style crispy noodles

Egg noodles pan-fried into a crispy pillow (sometimes called “crispy noodle pillow”) and typicall...

清湯牛腩粉
chīng tōng ngàuh náahm fán

beef brisket and noodles in clear broth

Slices of brisket and chunks of daikon in a clear soup with noodles.

XO醬炒飯
XO jeung cháau faahn

XO fried rice

A fried rice mixed with XO sauce.