雞叉燒角
gāi chā sīu gok

BBQ chicken puff

A flaky puff pastry filled with BBQ chicken.

蟹角
háaih gok

crab rangoon

A deep-fried wonton filled with cream cheese and (often imitation) crab meat. This is an America...

gōu

cake

This word is usually translated as cake, but it's not just for desserts like Western cakes (which...

蛋糕
daahn gōu

Western-style cake

Chinese bakeries often offer Western-style cakes.

白糖糕
baahk tòhng gōu

sweet rice cake

This spongy cake is made from rice flour and sugar, fermented then steamed. Also known as steamed...

水餃麵
séui gáau mihn

dumpling noodle soup

Boiled dumplings served with thin noodles in a soup.

水餃湯
séui gáau tōng

dumpling soup

Boiled dumplings served in a soup.

gáau

dumpling

Chinese dumplings, typically steamed, boiled, or pan-fried.

蝦餃
hā gáau

shrimp dumpling

Steamed bonnet-shaped shrimp dumplings, encased in a thin, pleated (typically twelve pleats), tra...

蛋餃
daahn gáau

egg dumpling

A Chinese New Year tradition, these dumplings use scrambled egg to wrap minced meat (typically po...

龍皇蝦餃
lùhng wòhng hā gáau

lobster shrimp dumpling

A deluxe version of shrimp dumplings with lobster.

韭菜餃
gáu choi gáau

shrimp and chive dumpling

Steamed dumplings filled with shrimp and Chinese chives.

菠菜餃
bō choi gáau

spinach and shrimp dumpling

A sticky, translucent wrapper filled with spinach and shrimp.

帶子餃
dáai jí gáau

scallop dumpling

Like shrimp dumplings, but filled with scallops.

蝦帶子餃
hā dáai jí gáau

scallop and shrimp dumpling

Like shrimp dumplings, but filled with both scallops and shrimp.

豆苗餃
dauh mìuh gáau

pea shoot dumpling

A sticky, translucent wrapper filled with pea shoots and shrimp.

雜菇餃
jaahp gū gáau

mushroom dumpling

A sticky, translucent wrapper filled with mushroom.

菠菜雜菇餃
bō choi jaahp gū gáau

spinach and mushroom dumpling

Same as the steamed spinach dumplings, but also with mushrooms.