Food photos - sorted by Cantonese romanization
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 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) 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) 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 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 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 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 jûk 02 - menu Congee shop Congee ^ P
glutinous rice dumpling wrapped in bamboo leaves 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 léi 01 - raw Fruit ^ ^ P P P P
plum 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