鮮蝦豬肉燒賣
sīn hā jyū yuhk sīu maaih

shrimp and pork siu mai

Siu mai filled with shrimp and pork. This is the most typical form of siu mai, so if you just ord...

帶子燒賣
dáai jí sīu maaih

scallop siu mai

Siu mai topped with scallop.

鵪鶉蛋燒賣
ām sèuhn dáan sīu maaih

quail egg siu mai

This siu mai has a quail egg embedded in the pork and is entirely enclosed by the wrapper.

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.

燒味
sīu meih

siu mei

Siu mei are Cantonese-style roasted meats, basically Cantonese BBQ.

燒鴨
sīu aap

roast duck

Cantonese-style roasted duck.

叉燒
chā sīu | caa1 siu1

BBQ pork

Cha siu (the Cantonese pronunciation) is boneless pork oven-roasted with a sweet coating. For mea...

燒肉
sīu yuhk

pork belly

Juicy roast pork with a crispy golden skin, known as siu yuk (the Cantonese pronunciation). Pork ...

豉油雞
sih yàuh gāi

soy sauce chicken

A Cantonese siu-mei dish, chicken cooked with soy sauce.

冰沙
bīng sā

slush

Slushes (or slushies, or even called smoothies although that's really something different) can of...

荔枝冰沙
laih jī bīng sā

lychee slush

Lychee flavored slush.

百香果冰沙
baak hēung gwó bīng sā

passionfruit slush

Slush made with passion fruit) juice.

草莓冰沙
chóu múi bīng sā

strawberry slush

Strawberry flavored slush.

芒果冰沙
mōng gwó bīng sā

mango slush

Mango flavored slush.

汽水
hei séui

soda

汽 is the mystical vital energy qi you often hear about, as in Qigong (氣功), but more generally it ...