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