| English | Chinese | Cantonese Romanization | Category 1 | Category 2 | Category 3 | Category 4 | P1 | P2 | P3 | P4 | |
| duck feet | 鴨腳 | aap-geuk | 01 - raw | Meat | Parts | Z-Others | P | ||||
| stuffed duck's web in oyster sauce / duck feet roll | 鴨腳扎 | aap-geuk-jaat | 02 - menu | Dim sum | Steamed | Roll | P | ||||
| eggplant | 矮瓜 | ái-gwâ | 01 - raw | Vegetable | Melon | ^ | P | ||||
| Chinese cabbage / white cabbage / pak choi / bok choy | 白菜 | baahk-choi | 01 - raw | Vegetable | Green vegetable | ^ | P | P | |||
| small pak choi | 白菜仔 | baahk-choi-jái | 01 - raw | Vegetable | Green vegetable | ^ | P | P | P | ||
| plain congee | 白粥 | baahk-jûk | 02 - menu | Congee shop | Congee | ^ | P | ||||
| turnip / Chinese radish | 白蘿蔔 | baahk-lòh-baahk | 01 - raw | Vegetable | Root | ^ | P | ||||
| sweet sponge cake | 白糖糕 | baahk-tòhng-gôu | 02 - menu | Congee shop | Snack | Steamed | P | ||||
| octopus | 八爪魚 | baat-jáau-yùh | 01 - raw | Seafood | Boneless | ^ | P | ||||
| Peking stuffed bun / Peking stuffed pancake | 北京餡餅 | bâk-gîng-háam-béng | 02 - menu | Noodle shop | Northern style | ^ | P | ||||
| pineapple | 菠蘿 | bô-lòh | 01 - raw | Fruit | ^ | ^ | P | ||||
| cloth-wrapped bean curd | 布包豆腐 | bou-bâau-dauh-fuh | 01 - raw | Vegetable | Bean curd | ^ | P | ||||
| plum (heart shape when compare to 'lei2') | 布 | bou-lâm | 01 - raw | Fruit | ^ | ^ | P | ||||
| rice flour cake | 缽仔糕 | but-jái-gôu | 05 - buy in shops | Bakery etc. | Chinese | ^ | P | ||||
| orange | 橙 | cháang | 01 - raw | Fruit | ^ | ^ | P | ||||
| fried rice | 炒飯 | cháau-faahn | 02 - menu | Chinese restaurant | Fried rice | ^ | P | ||||
| fried fine rice noodles | 炒米 | cháau-máih | 02 - menu | Chinese restaurant | Fried noodles | Fine rice noodles | P | P | |||
| fried fine rice noodles | 炒米粉 | cháau-máih-fán | 02 - menu | Congee shop | Snack | Z-Others | P | ||||
| barbecued pork (roast a large piece of pork with a red barbecue sauce and slice it when served) | 叉燒 | châ-sîu | 02 - menu | Barbecued meat shop | Meat | Pork | P | P | |||
| barbecued pork bun | 叉燒飽 | châ-sîu-bâau | 02 - menu | Dim sum | Steamed | Bun | P | ||||
| rice rolls filled with barbecued pork | 叉燒腸 | châ-sîu-chéung | 02 - menu | Dim sum | Steamed | Rice roll | P | ||||
| barbecued pork pastry | 叉燒酥 | châ-sîu-sôu | 02 - menu | Dim sum | Pastry | ^ | P | ||||
| soup noodles with assorted food / [literal] trolley style noodles (many years ago, hawkers sold noodles with assorted food in trolleys) | 車仔麵 | chê-jái-mihn | 02 - menu | Noodle shop | Trolley style | ^ | P | P | |||
| garden peas / peas | 青豆 | chêng-dáu | 01 - raw | Vegetable | Beans / Peas | ^ | P | ||||
| green pepper | 青椒 | chêng-jîu | 01 - raw | Vegetable | Condiments | ^ | P | ||||
| green radish | 青蘿蔔 | chêng-lòh-baahk | 01 - raw | Vegetable | Root | ^ | P | ||||
| green apple | 青蘋果 | chêng-pìhng-gwó | 01 - raw | Fruit | ^ | ^ | P | ||||
| rice flour roll / rice roll | 腸粉 | chéung-fán | 02 - menu | Dim sum | Steamed | Rice roll | P | P | |||
| spring roll | 春卷 | chêun-gyún | 02 - menu | Dim sum | Deep-fried | ^ | P | ||||
| multi-layered steamed cake / layered stuffed cake with egg-yolk | 千層糕 | chîn-chàhng-gôu | 02 - menu | Dim sum | Sweet | ^ | P | P | |||
| Fan Gwo / Chiu Chau dumpling / mixed dumpling (skin: starch, fillings: Ficus Tikaua 地瓜, port meat, dried shrimp, peanuts, scallion) | 潮州粉果 | chìuh-jâu-fán-gwó | 02 - menu | Dim sum | Steamed | Dumpling | P | ||||
| Choi Sum / Chinese flowering cabbage | 菜心 | choi-sâm | 01 - raw | Vegetable | Green vegetable | ^ | P | ||||
| straw mushroom | 草菇 | chóu-gû | 01 - raw | Vegetable | Fungus / Mushroom | ^ | P | ||||
| flat noodles | 粗麵 | chôu-mihn | 05 - buy in shops | Staples | Noodles | ^ | P | ||||
| spring onion pancake | 蔥油餅 | chûng-yàuh-béng | 02 - menu | Noodle shop | Northern style | ^ | P | ||||
| cake / sponge cake / [literal] egg cake | 蛋糕 | daahn-gôu | 05 - buy in shops | Bakery etc. | Cake | ^ | P | ||||
| egg rolls | 蛋卷 | daahn-gyún | 05 - buy in shops | Junk food | Z-Others | ^ | P | P | |||
| agar / agar-agar | 大菜 | daaih-choi | 05 - buy in shops | Dried goods | Vegetable | ^ | P | ||||
| bean sprouts | 大豆芽 | daaih-dáu-ngàh | 01 - raw | Vegetable | Bean sprout | ^ | P | P | |||
| Shanghainese crab | 大閘蟹 | daaih-jaahp-háaih | 01 - raw | Seafood | Shellfish | ^ | P | ||||
| jack fruit | 大樹菠蘿 | daaih-syuh-bô-lòh | 01 - raw | Fruit | ^ | ^ | P | ||||
| bean paste / hot bean paste with chillies | 豆瓣醬 | dauh-báan-jeung | 05 - buy in shops | Cooking needs | Sauce | Spicy | P | ||||
| fried bean curd puff | 豆泡 | dauh-bôk | 01 - raw | Vegetable | Bean curd | ^ | P | ||||
| bean curd | 豆腐 | dauh-fuh | 01 - raw | Vegetable | Bean curd | ^ | P | ||||
| bean curd jelly | 豆腐花 | dauh-fuh-fâ | 02 - menu | Dessert shop | Jelly / Pudding | ^ | P | P | |||
| string bean / long bean | 豆角 | dauh-gok | 01 - raw | Vegetable | Beans / Peas | ^ | P | P | |||
| pea shoots | 豆苗 | dauh-mìuh | 01 - raw | Vegetable | Beans / Peas | ^ | P | ||||
| Chinese mushroom | 冬菇 | dûng-gû | 01 - raw | Vegetable | Fungus / Mushroom | ^ | P | P | |||
| custard apple | 番鬼荔枝 | fâan-gwái-laih-jî | 01 - raw | Fruit | ^ | ^ | P | P | P | ||
| tomato | 蕃茄 | fâan-ké | 01 - raw | Vegetable | Flower / Fruit / Stem | ^ | P | ||||
| guava | 番石榴 | fâan-sehk-láu | 01 - raw | Fruit | ^ | ^ | P | ||||
| sweet potato | 番薯 | fâan-syú | 01 - raw | Vegetable | Root | ^ | P | ||||
| sweet potato sweet soup | 蕃薯糖水 | fâan-syú-tòhng-séui | 02 - menu | Dessert shop | Sweet soup | Z-Others | P | P | |||
| chayote / choko / Buddha-hand melon | 佛手瓜 | faht-sáu-gwâ | 01 - raw | Vegetable | Melon | ^ | P | ||||
| kudzu | 粉葛 | fán-got | 01 - raw | Vegetable | Root | ^ | P | ||||
| bean thread / mung bean vermicelli | 粉絲 | fán-sî | 05 - buy in shops | Dried goods | Beans / Bean products | ^ | P | P | |||
| bitter melon | 苦瓜 | fú-gwâ | 01 - raw | Vegetable | Melon | ^ | P | P | |||
| bean curd sheet | 腐竹 | fuh-jûk | 05 - buy in shops | Dried goods | Vegetable | ^ | P | ||||
| chicken feet | 鳳爪 | fuhng-jáau | 02 - menu | Dim sum | Steamed | Food | P | ||||
| fermented bean curd / Chinese cheese | 腐乳 | fuh-yúh | 05 - buy in shops | Cooking needs | Preserved | ^ | P | ||||
| egg foo yung / egg fu yung / Chinese omelette | 芙蓉蛋 | fùh-yùhng-dáan | 02 - menu | Chinese restaurant | Dishes | Egg | P | ||||
| mustard green | 芥菜 | gaai-choi | 01 - raw | Vegetable | Green vegetable | ^ | P | ||||
| Chinese kale / Chinese broccoli | 芥蘭 | gaai-láan | 01 - raw | Vegetable | Green vegetable | ^ | P | P | |||
| wild rice shoots | 膠筍 | gâau-séun | 01 - raw | Vegetable | Melon | ^ | P | ||||
| small chicken bun | 雞飽仔 | gâi-bâau-jái | 02 - menu | Dim sum | Steamed | Bun | P | ||||
| bean curd roll with fish maw, chicken and ham | 雞扎 | gâi-jaat | 02 - menu | Dim sum | Steamed | Roll | P | ||||
| chicken cut into cubes | 雞球 | gâi-kàuh | 06 - terms | Menu | Dish name | Shape | P | ||||
| tangerine / Mandarin orange / large tangerine (sweeter than orange / usually, the size is about two third of an orange) | 柑 | gâm | 01 - raw | Fruit | ^ | ^ | P | P | |||
| ox stomach | 金錢肚 | gâm-chìhn-tóuh | 02 - menu | Dim sum | Steamed | Food | P | ||||
| liquorice / liquorice root / licorice root / licorice | 甘草 | gâm-chóu | 05 - buy in shops | Dried goods | Chinese medicine | Plant | P | ||||
| Japanese mushroom / long-rooted mushroom | 金菇 | gâm-gû | 01 - raw | Vegetable | Fungus / Mushroom | ^ | P | ||||
| long yellow daylily / citron daylily (literal: golden needle) | 金針 | gâm-jâm | 01 - raw | Vegetable | Flower / Fruit / Stem | ^ | P | ||||
| tangerine / small tangerine (very sour, people normally don't eat it, mainly available in Chinese new year only as it symbolise good omen / usually, the size is about one fifth of an orange) | 桔 | gât | 01 - raw | Fruit | ^ | ^ | P | P | |||
| deep-fried breaded pork chop (literal: culet pork chop) | 吉烈豬扒 | gât-liht-jyû-pá | 02 - menu | Hong Kong style cafe | Snack | Deep fried | P | ||||
| Chinese box thorn | 枸杞 | gáu-géi | 01 - raw | Vegetable | Green vegetable | ^ | P | ||||
| ginger | 薑 | gêung | 01 - raw | Vegetable | Condiments | ^ | P | ||||
| Worcestershire sauce | 急汁 | gîp-jâp | 05 - buy in shops | Cooking needs | Sauce | Sour | P | ||||
| fried flat rice noodles with beef | 干炒牛河 | gôn-cháau-ngàuh-hó | 02 - menu | Chinese restaurant | Fried noodles | Flat rice noodles | P | ||||
| fried flat rice noodles with beef | 乾炒牛河 | gôn-cháau-ngàuh-hó | 02 - menu | Chinese restaurant | Fried noodles | Flat rice noodles | P | ||||
| fried E-fu noodles | 干燒伊麵 | gôn-sîu-yî-mihn | 02 - menu | Chinese restaurant | Fried noodles | E-fu noodles | P | ||||
| fried E-fu noodles | 乾燒伊麵 | gôn-sîu-yî-mihn | 02 - menu | Chinese restaurant | Fried noodles | E-fu noodles | P | ||||
| instant noodles (literal: doll noodles (`doll` is a brand name)) | 公仔麵 | gûng-jái-mihn | 05 - buy in shops | Staples | Noodles | ^ | P | ||||
| club sandwich | 公司三文治 | gûng-sî-sâam-màhn-jih | 02 - menu | Hong Kong style cafe | Snack | Sandwich | P | ||||
| soup dumpling | 灌湯餃 | gun-tông-gáau | 02 - menu | Dim sum | Steamed | Dumpling | P | ||||
| melon seeds | 瓜子 | gwâ-jí | 05 - buy in shops | Dried goods | Nuts / Seeds | ^ | P | ||||
| glutinous rice dumpling wrapped in lotus leaves | 裹蒸粽 | gwó-jîng-júng | 02 - menu | Noodle shop | Snack | ^ | P | P | |||
| shrimp / prawn | 蝦 | hâ | 01 - raw | Seafood | Shellfish | ^ | P | ||||
| deep-fried round flour cake | 咸煎餅 | hàahm-jîn-béng | 02 - menu | Congee shop | Snack | Deep fried | P | ||||
| pork puff (deep fried) | 咸水角 | hàahm-séui-gok | 02 - menu | Dim sum | Deep-fried | ^ | P | ||||
| pork puff (deep fried) | 鹹水角 | hàahm-séui-gok | 02 - menu | Dim sum | Deep-fried | ^ | P | ||||
| a preserved vegetable | 鹹酸菜 | hàahm-syûn-choi | 05 - buy in shops | Dried goods | Vegetable | Preserved | P | P | P | ||
| shrimp dumpling | 蝦餃 | hâ-gáau | 02 - menu | Dim sum | Steamed | Dumpling | P | ||||
| dried shrimps | 蝦米 | hâ-máih | 01 - raw | Seafood | Dried goods | ^ | P | ||||
| flat rice noodles | 河粉 | hó-fán | 05 - buy in shops | Staples | Rice noodles | ^ | P | ||||
| peas / garden peas / sugar peas | 荷蘭豆 | hòh-lâan-dáu | 01 - raw | Vegetable | Beans / Peas | ^ | P | ||||
| water spinach (grown on the land) | 旱甕 | hóhn-ung | 01 - raw | Vegetable | Green vegetable | ^ | P | ||||
| double coconut | 海底椰 | hói-dái-yê | 01 - raw | Vegetable | Z-Others | ^ | P | ||||
| jelly fish | 海蜇 | hói-jit | 01 - raw | Seafood | Boneless | ^ | P | ||||
| sea cucumber | 海參 | hói-sâm | 01 - raw | Seafood | Dried goods | ^ | P | ||||
| seafood and bean curd thick soup | 海鮮豆腐羹 | hói-sîn-dauh-fuh-gâng | 02 - menu | Chinese restaurant | Soup | Thick soup | P | ||||
| red sausage | 紅腸 | hùhng-chéung | 02 - menu | Noodle shop | Trolley style | ^ | P | ||||
| red bean | 紅豆 | hùhng-dáu | 05 - buy in shops | Dried goods | Beans / Bean products | ^ | P | ||||
| red bean sweet soup | 紅豆沙 | hùhng-dáu-sâ | 02 - menu | Dessert shop | Sweet soup | Z-Others | P | ||||
| carrot | 紅蘿蔔 | hùhng-lòh-baahk | 01 - raw | Vegetable | Root | ^ | P | ||||
| braise (quick fried) / cooked in soya sauce | 紅燒 | hùhng-sîu | 06 - terms | Menu | Dish name | Way of cooking | P | ||||
| plain rice roll | 齋腸 | jâai-chéung | 02 - menu | Congee shop | Snack | Steamed | P | ||||
| deep-fried bean curd | 炸豆腐 | ja-dauh-fuh | 01 - raw | Vegetable | Bean curd | ^ | P | ||||
| spicy shredded pork mixed with noodles | 炸醬麵 | ja-jeung-mihn | 02 - menu | Noodle shop | Noodles with sauce | ^ | P | ||||
| rice roll with deep fried bread stick | 炸兩 | ja-léung | 02 - menu | Congee shop | Snack | Z-Others | P | ||||
| deep-fried won ton | 炸雲吞 | ja-wàhn-tân | 02 - menu | Noodle shop | Snack | ^ | P | ||||
| deep fried fish skin | 炸魚皮 | ja-yùh-pèih | 02 - menu | Congee shop | Snack | Deep fried | P | ||||
| sauce in general | 醬油 | jeung-yàuh | 05 - buy in shops | Cooking needs | Sauce | ^ | P | ||||
| sea weed | 紫菜 | jí-choi | 05 - buy in shops | Dried goods | Vegetable | ^ | P | ||||
| sesame steamed cake | 芝麻糕 | jî-màh-gôu | 02 - menu | Dim sum | Sweet | ^ | P | P | |||
| ground sesame sweet soup (literal: sesame paste) | 芝麻糊 | jî-màh-wú | 02 - menu | Dessert shop | Sweet soup | Z-Others | P | ||||
| pan-fried rice roll | 煎腸粉 | jîn-chéung-fán | 02 - menu | Dim sum | Pan-fried | ^ | P | ||||
| deep-fried sesame flour ball | 煎堆 | jîn-dêui | 02 - menu | Congee shop | Snack | Deep fried | P | ||||
| pan-fried bean curd roll | 煎腐皮卷 | jîn-fuh-pèih-gyún | 02 - menu | Dim sum | Pan-fried | ^ | P | ||||
| pan-fried glutinous rice dumpling | 煎糯米磁 | jîn-noih-máih-chìh | 02 - menu | Dim sum | Pan-fried | ^ | P | ||||
| pan-fried three stuffed food | 煎釀三寶 | jîn-yeuhng-sâam-bóu | 02 - menu | Dim sum | Pan-fried | ^ | P | ||||
| hairy melon / fuzzy melon / fury melon / apple cucumber | 節瓜 | jit-gwâ | 01 - raw | Vegetable | Melon | ^ | P | ||||
| pepper | 椒 | jîu | 01 - raw | Vegetable | Condiments | ^ | P | ||||
| deep fry and add peppered salt | 椒鹽 | jîu-yìhm | 06 - terms | Menu | Dish name | Way of cooking - with dish names only | P | ||||
| deep-fried squid with peppered salt | 椒鹽鮮魷 | jîu-yìhm-sîn-yáu | 02 - menu | Chinese restaurant | Dishes | Seafood | P | ||||
| congee / gruel / porridge | 粥 | jûk | 02 - menu | Congee shop | Congee | ^ | P | ||||
| glutinous rice dumpling wrapped in bamboo leaves | 粽 | júng | 02 - menu | Congee shop | Snack | Steamed | P | ||||
| Chinese lettuce | 中國生菜 | jûng-gwok-sâang-choi | 01 - raw | Vegetable | Green vegetable | ^ | P | ||||
| harden pig blood | 豬紅 | jyû-hùhng | 02 - menu | Noodle shop | Trolley style | ^ | P | P | |||
| pig skin | 豬皮 | jyû-pèih | 01 - raw | Meat | Parts | Chicken | P | ||||
| pig tripe / pig stomach | 豬肚 | jyû-tóuh | 01 - raw | Meat | Organs | Pig | P | ||||
| crispy shredded pork | 豬肉絲 | jyû-yuhk-sî | 05 - buy in shops | Junk food | Z-Others | ^ | P | ||||
| crispy minced pork | 豬肉崧 | jyû-yuhk-sûng | 05 - buy in shops | Junk food | Z-Others | ^ | P | ||||
| kiwi / kiwi fruit / Chinese gooseberry | 奇異果 | kèih-yih-gwó | 01 - raw | Fruit | ^ | ^ | P | ||||
| eggplant (it's more formal when compare to 'ai2-gwa1') | 茄子 | ké-jí | 01 - raw | Vegetable | Melon | ^ | P | ||||
| cookies | 曲奇餅 | kûk-kèih-béng | 05 - buy in shops | Bakery etc. | Biscuit / Cracker / Cookie | ^ | P | ||||
| Chinese pork sausage | 臘腸 | laahp-chéung | 01 - raw | Meat | Meat products | Sausage | P | ||||
| Chinese sausage and preserved meat with glutinous rice | 臘味糯米飯 | laahp-méi-noh-máih-faahn | 02 - menu | Hong Kong style cafe | Rice - plain rice | Z-Others | P | ||||
| Chinese preserved pork belly | 臘肉 | laahp-yuhk | 01 - raw | Meat | Meat products | Z-Others | P | ||||
| spicy sauce | 辣醬 | laaht-jeung | 05 - buy in shops | Cooking needs | Sauce | Spicy | P | ||||
| chilli / pepper | 辣椒 | laaht-jîu | 01 - raw | Vegetable | Condiments | ^ | P | ||||
| thick rice noodles | 瀨粉 | laaih-fán | 05 - buy in shops | Staples | Rice noodles | ^ | P | ||||
| durian | 榴蓮 | làuh-lìhn | 01 - raw | Fruit | ^ | ^ | P | ||||
| dace ball | 鯪魚球 | lèhng-yùh-kàuh | 02 - menu | Noodle shop | Meat ball | ^ | P | ||||
| pear | 梨 | léi | 01 - raw | Fruit | ^ | ^ | P | P | P | P | |
| plum | 李 | léi | 01 - raw | Fruit | ^ | ^ | P | P | P | ||
| chestnut | 栗子 | leuht-jí | 01 - raw | Vegetable | Flower / Fruit / Stem | ^ | P | ||||
| lemon | 檸檬 | lìhng-mûng | 01 - raw | Fruit | ^ | ^ | P | ||||
| lotus root | 蓮藕 | lìhn-ngáuh | 01 - raw | Vegetable | Root | ^ | P | P | |||
| turnip / oriental radish | 蘿蔔 | lòh-baahk | 01 - raw | Vegetable | Root | ^ | P | ||||
| turnip rice cake | 蘿蔔糕 | lòh-baahk-gôu | 02 - menu | Dim sum | Steamed | Steamed cake | P | ||||
| aloe | 蘆薈 | lòuh-wuih | 01 - raw | Fruit | ^ | ^ | P | ||||
| green bean | 綠豆 | luhk-dáu | 05 - buy in shops | Dried goods | Beans / B |