芋頭麵包
wuh táu mihn bāau

taro bread

Taro bread is similar to Chinese raisin bread but with taro paste mixed in instead of raisins.

奶黃包
náaih wòhng bāau

custard bun

Steamed buns with a custard filling. Strictly speaking, the custard in this bun is thick, almost ...

小兔奶黃包
síu tou náaih wòhng bāau

bunny custard bun

Steamed custard buns shaped to look like small rabbits.

小豬奶黃包
síu jyū náaih wòhng bāau

piglet custard bun

Steamed custard buns shaped to look like piglets.

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...

肉鬆
yuhk sūng

pork sung

Dried shredded pork that serves as a topping or filling, for example with congee and pork sung bu...

豆沙包
dauh sā bāau

red bean paste bun

Fluffy steamed buns filled with red bean paste (made from adzuki beans). The paste can be chunky ...

芝麻包
jī màh bāau

sesame paste bun

Fluffy steamed buns filled with black sesame seed paste.

蓮蓉包
lìhn yùhng bāau

lotus seed bun

Steamed buns filled with lotus seed paste.

壽桃包
sauh tòuh bāau

longevity peach bun

Steamed bao made to resemble peaches of immortality, filled with lotus seed or red bean paste, tr...

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.

叉包
chā bāau | caa1 baau1

pork belly bun

Meat, usually pork belly, served taco-like in a soft doughy bao wrapper. Originating from Fuzhou,...

肉夾饃
yuhk gaap mòh

Chinese hamburger

This street food originating from the Shaanxi province in Northern China is often listed in Engli...

牛肉夾饃
ngàuh yuhk gaap mòh

Chinese beef hamburger

A Chinese hamburger filled with beef

素菜包
sou choi bāau

vegetarian bun

Steamed wheat buns with vegetable fillings.

牛肉炒西蘭花
ngàuh yuhk cháau sāi làahn fā

beef and broccoli

Beef and broccoli is a classic Chinese-American dish created by immigrants who substituted brocco...