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7 Up
salted lime 7 Up
7-Up or Sprite combined with preserved limes is a street food and cha chaan teng drink and also p...
Sprite
雪 is snow, and 碧 is blue-green, so 雪碧 kind of sounds like Sprite and kind of looks like Sprite) (...
Fanta
芬達 is a loanword for Fanta (the Mandarin pronunciation (fēn dá) sounds especially close).
sarsaparilla
Sarsaparilla) is a soda similar to root beer, made with the sarsaparilla plant or other Smilax vi...
flaky pastry
A flaky pastry with a variety of fillings, commonly available in Chinese bakeries. The version wi...
BBQ pork puff
A flaky puff pastrypastry) filled with BBQ pork. 叉燒 is Cha siu, and 酥 is pastrypastry), so 叉燒酥 i...
radish puff
Baked or deep-fried flaky puff pastrypastry) filled with shredded daikon (often called radish or ...
durian puff
Baked or deep-fried flaky puff pastrypastry) filled with durian or durian-flavored cream.
Chinese doughnut
Sweetened fried dough in an elliptical shape (really, like a doughnut) that supposedly resembles ...
pineapple cake
Pineapple cakes, small butter shortcakes with a pineapple filling, are a Taiwanese specialty. The...
taro paste pastry
flaky puff pastrypastry) filled with taro paste.
salted egg yolk pastry
Also known as Taiwanese mooncakes, this flaky puff pastrypastry) is filled with salted egg yolk. ...
preserved egg pastry
Flaky puff pastrypastry) filled with preserved egg. 酥 is pastrypastry), so 蛋黃酥 is egg yolk pastry.
mung bean pastry
Flaky puff pastrypastry) filled with mung bean. 綠豆 is mung bean (綠 is green, and 豆 is bean, but ...
lotus seed pastry
Flaky puff pastrypastry) filled with lotus seed paste.
soup
Soup is prevalent in Chinese cuisine, including many noodle soups and soups served as desserts.
soup of the day
Soup of the day is a standard feature of (Hong Kong cafes), often included in a set meal.