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oil

油, like it's English translation oil, refers to petroleum and plant oils like sesame oil, but als...

桂花糕
gwai fā gōu

osmanthus jelly

A jelly made with dried [osmanthus] flower.

杞子桂花糕
géi jí gwai fā gōu

osmanthus jelly with goji berries

A jelly made with dried osmanthus flowers with goji berries. Goji berries are also known as wolfb...

蠔油
hòuh yàuh

oyster sauce

Oyster sauce is a thick dark brown sauce, easily confused with hoisin sauce, but made from oyster...

素食蠔油
sou sihk hòuh yàuh

vegetarian oyster sauce

Vegan oyster sauce typically substitutes mushrooms for oysters.

薄餅
bohk béng

pancake

Thin wheat flour pancakes. These are often used as wrappers with fillings, including Chinese-Amer...

蔥油餅
chūng yòuh béng

scallion pancake

Scallion pancakes, also known as green onion pancakes, are circular pan-fried flatbreads folded w...

牛肉卷餅
ngàuh yuhk gyún béng

beef roll

A scallion pancakes rolled up and filled with beef.

韭菜餅
gáu choi béng

chives pancake

Circular pan-fried flatbreads, like scallion pancakes but with Chinese chives (garlic chives) ins...

煎素菜餃
jīn sou choi gáau

pan-fried vegetable dumpling

Pan-fried dumplings filled with minced vegetables such as cabbage and carrots.

煎韭菜餃
jīn gáu choi gáau

pan-fried chive dumpling

Pan-fried dumplings filled with shrimp and Chinese chives.

仿肉韭菜餃
fóng yuhk gáu choi gáau

vegan chive dumpling

Pan-fried dumplings filled with chives and imitation meat instead of shrimp.

鍋貼
wō tip

potstickers

Oddly known as potstickers in English (and in Boston, even more oddly known as Peking ravioli), t...

黑芝麻
hāk jī màh

black sesame seed

片皮烤乳豬
pín pèih hao yú jyú

suckling pig

Slices of roast pig, with a melty fatty layer between the crispy (brittle) skin and the tender meat.

午餐肉
ńgh chāan yuhk | ng5 caan1 juk4

spam

In Hong Kong, as in places like Hawaii and the Philippines, Spam) (and its generic knockoffs know...

芒果布甸
mōng gwó bou dīn

mango pudding

Pudding made from mango, sugar and condensed milk, thickened with agar or gelatin. This dish is l...

西米布甸
sāi máih bou dīn

baked tapioca pudding

Baked tapioca pudding with a carmealized top and creamy center.