冷飲
láahng yám

cold drinks

Usually refers to non-alcholic cold drinks.

熱飲
yiht yám

hot drinks

酸奶
syūn náaih

yogurt

Purple rice yogurt (yogurt with purple rice mixed in) is popular in Australia and China, populari...

北京烤鴨
bāk gīng hāau ngaap

Peking duck

Peking duck is roasted duck known for its crispy skin, sliced and wrapped (by you, the diner) in ...

素鴨
sou ngaap

vegetarian duck

Long before tofu burgers and synthetic meat tech startups, Chinese Buddhists were fashioning mock...

dáan | daan2

egg

Eggs are ubiquitous in Chinese cuisine, ranging from good old-fashioned boiled and scrambled eggs...

鹹蛋
hàahm dáan

salted egg

Salted eggs are usually made from duck eggs, preserved by soaking in brine and then packing in ch...

滷蛋
lóuh dáan

soy egg

Soy eggs are boiled and then soaked in a soy sauce mixture, sometimes served with congee or with ...

茶葉蛋
chàh yihp dáan

tea egg

Tea eggs are boiled then cracked then boiled again or soaked in a mixture of soy sauce, tea, and ...

芙蓉蛋
fùh yùhng dáan

egg foo young

Egg foo young (or egg foo yung, or egg fu yung...anyway, it's the Cantonese pronunciation) is a c...

蒸水蛋
jīng séui dáan

steamed egg

Egg mixed with water and then steamed. Basically steamed scrambled egg, but resembling a custard....

番茄炒蛋
fāan ké cháau dáan

tomato and scrambled egg

A popular homestyle dish, a soupy mix of scrambled eggs stir-fried with tomatoes, usually served ...

魚香茄子
yùh hēung ké jí

fish fragrant eggplant

Despite the name, this Sichuan dish has no fish in it (but perhaps playing it safe, it's often li...

地三鮮
deih sāam sīn

eggplant with potato and peppers

This is a popular Shandong dish consisting of eggplant, potatoes, and peppers deep-fried or stir-...

蛋撻
daahn tāat | daan6 taat1

egg tart

Small circular pastry shells filled with a yellow eggy custard. The crust is flaky and the custar...

港式蛋撻
góng sīk daahn tāat

Hong Kong-style egg tart

Small circular pastry shells filled with a yellow eggy custard. The crust is flaky and the custar...

葡撻
pòu tāat

Portuguese egg tart

Portuguese-style egg tarts, originating from Macau and a specialty there, feature a burnt top on ...

雞蛋仔
gāi dáan jái

egg waffle

Egg waffles, so named because the instead of indentations they feature egg-shaped bubbles, are a ...