七喜
chāt héi

7 Up

鹹檸七
hàahm nìhng chāt héi

salted lime 7 Up

7-Up or Sprite combined with preserved limes is a street food and cha chaan teng drink and also p...

雪碧
syut bīk

Sprite

雪 is snow, and 碧 is blue-green, so 雪碧 kind of sounds like Sprite and kind of looks like Sprite) (...

芬達
fēn daaht | fan1 daat6

Fanta

芬達 is a loanword for Fanta (the Mandarin pronunciation (fēn dá) sounds especially close).

沙示
sā sih

sarsaparilla

Sarsaparilla) is a soda similar to root beer, made with the sarsaparilla plant or other Smilax vi...

sōu

flaky pastry

A flaky pastry with a variety of fillings, commonly available in Chinese bakeries. The version wi...

叉燒酥
chā sīu sōu

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...

蘿蔔酥
lò baahk sōu

radish puff

Baked or deep-fried flaky puff pastrypastry) filled with shredded daikon (often called radish or ...

榴蓮酥
làuh lìhn sōu

durian puff

Baked or deep-fried flaky puff pastrypastry) filled with durian or durian-flavored cream.

牛脷酥
ngàuh leih sōu

Chinese doughnut

Sweetened fried dough in an elliptical shape (really, like a doughnut) that supposedly resembles ...

鳳梨酥
fuhng lèih sōu

pineapple cake

Pineapple cakes, small butter shortcakes with a pineapple filling, are a Taiwanese specialty. The...

芋泥酥
wuh nàih sōu

taro paste pastry

flaky puff pastrypastry) filled with taro paste.

蛋黃酥
dáan wóng sōu

salted egg yolk pastry

Also known as Taiwanese mooncakes, this flaky puff pastrypastry) is filled with salted egg yolk. ...

皮蛋酥
pèih dáan sōu

preserved egg pastry

Flaky puff pastrypastry) filled with preserved egg. 酥 is pastrypastry), so 蛋黃酥 is egg yolk pastry.

綠豆酥
luhk dauh sōu

mung bean pastry

Flaky puff pastrypastry) filled with mung bean. 綠豆 is mung bean (綠 is green, and 豆 is bean, but ...

蓮蓉酥
lìhn yùhng sōu

lotus seed pastry

Flaky puff pastrypastry) filled with lotus seed paste.

tōng

soup

Soup is prevalent in Chinese cuisine, including many noodle soups and soups served as desserts.

是日例湯
sih yaht laih tōng

soup of the day

Soup of the day is a standard feature of (Hong Kong cafes), often included in a set meal.