冬菇燒賣
dūng gū sīu maaih

mushroom siu mai

Siu mai without the traditional wrapper, but instead the filling rests on a large mushroom.

雞燒賣
gāi sīu maaih

chicken siu mai

Siu mai filled with chicken. The first character 雞 is chicken, and 燒賣 is siu mai

魚肉燒賣
yùh yuhk sīu maaih

fish siu mai

A popular street snack, siu mai filled with minced fish. 魚肉 is fish meat, and 燒賣 is siu mai.

仿肉燒賣
fóng yuhk sīu maaih

vegan siu mai

Siu mai filled with imitation meat.

馬拉糕
máh lāai gōu

Malaysian steamed cake

A steamed sponge cake made with brown sugar. It's a Hong Kong dessert, not actually Malaysian, bu...

紙包蛋糕
jí bāau daahn gōu

paper-wrapped cake

Paper-wrapped cake is a muffin-like cake common in Hong Kong and Chinatown bakeries, baked in a p...

甜酸雞卷
tìhm syūn gāi gyún

sweet and sour chicken roll

Rolls of tofu skin with chicken inside, in a sweet and sour sauce.

甜酸海鮮塊
tìhm syūn hói sīn faai

sweet and sour seafood nuggets

Kind of like chicken nuggets, but seafood.

芋頭糕
wuh táu gōu

taro cake

Taro cake is similar to turnip cake 蘿蔔糕 (lò baahk gōu) but made with taro mixed with rice flour a...

鮮竹卷
sīn juk gyún

tofu skin roll

Dried tofu skin wrapped around bamboo shoots and other vegetable or meat fillings and steamed.

腐皮卷
fuh pèih gyún

fried tofu skin roll

A pan-fried tofu skin roll, where the skin is made from fermented bean curd wrapped around vegeta...

鮮蝦腐皮卷
sīn hā fuh pèih gyún

fried tofu skin roll w/ shrimp

Pan-fried tofu skin rolls filled with shrimp.

牛肚
ngàuh tóuh

tripe

Beef tripe, steamed with garlic and ginger.

蒸蘿蔔糕
jīng lò baahk gōu

steamed turnip cake

蒸 is steamed, 蘿蔔 is daikon, and 糕 is cake, so 蒸蘿蔔糕 is steamed radish cake.

蠔油時蔬
hòuh yàuh sìh sō

Seasonal vegetables with oyster sauce

Seasonal vegetables, boiled or steamed and served with oyster sauce.