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)
syut-lèih-hùhng
雪裡紅
a preserved vegetable
05 - buy in shops | Dried goods | Vegetable | Preserved
daaih-choi
大菜
agar / agar-agar
05 - buy in shops | Dried goods | Vegetable | ^
lòuh-wuih
蘆薈
aloe
01 - raw | Fruit | ^ | ^
pìhng-gwó
蘋果
apple
01 - raw | Fruit | ^ | ^
pìhng-gwó
(photo 2)
ngàuh-yàuh-gwó
牛油果
avocado
01 - raw | Fruit | ^ | ^
sûk-máih-sâm
粟米芯
baby corn
01 - raw | Vegetable | Flower / Fruit / Stem | ^
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-sôu
叉燒酥
barbecued pork pastry
02 - menu | Dim sum | Pastry | ^
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)
sîn-jûk-gyún
鮮竹卷
bean curd roll (deep fried bean curd roll with pork, shrimp in oyster sauce )
02 - menu | Dim sum | Steamed | Roll
gâi-jaat
雞扎
bean curd roll with fish maw, chicken and ham
02 - menu | Dim sum | Steamed | Roll
fuh-jûk
腐竹
bean curd sheet
05 - buy in shops | Dried goods | Vegetable | ^
dauh-báan-jeung
豆瓣醬
bean paste / hot bean paste with chillies
05 - buy in shops | Cooking needs | Sauce | Spicy
daaih-dáu-ngàh
大豆芽
bean sprouts
01 - raw | Vegetable | Bean sprout | ^
daaih-dáu-ngàh
(photo 2)
ngàh-choi
芽菜
bean sprouts
01 - raw | Vegetable | Bean sprout | ^
ngàhn-ngàh
銀芽
bean sprouts
01 - raw | Vegetable | Bean sprout | ^
fán-sî
粉絲
bean thread / mung bean vermicelli
05 - buy in shops | Dried goods | Beans / Bean products | ^
fán-sî
(photo 2)
sâan-jûk-ngàuh-yuhk
山竹牛肉
beef ball (steamed minced beef ball with bean curd sheet)
02 - menu | Dim sum | Steamed | Food
yin-wô
燕窩
bird's nest / bird's nest soup
05 - buy in shops | Dried goods | Chinese healthy food | ^
fú-gwâ
苦瓜
bitter melon
01 - raw | Vegetable | Melon | ^
fú-gwâ
(photo 2)
sih-jîu
豉椒
black bean and pepper
06 - terms | Menu | Dish name | Condiment
wàhn-yíh
雲耳
black fungus / Jew's ear mushroom
01 - raw | Vegetable | Fungus / Mushroom | ^
yàuh-choi
油菜
boiled vegetables with sauce
02 - menu | Noodle shop | Snack | ^
hùhng-sîu
紅燒
braise (quick fried) / cooked in soya sauce
06 - terms | Menu | Dish name | Way of cooking
sâi-làahn-fâ
西蘭花
broccoli
01 - raw | Vegetable | Green vegetable | ^
wòhng-tòhng
黃糖
brown sugar (literal: yellow sugar)
05 - buy in shops | Cooking needs | Sugar | ^
daahn-gôu
蛋糕
cake / sponge cake / [literal] egg cake
05 - buy in shops | Bakery etc. | Cake | ^
hùhng-lòh-baahk
紅蘿蔔
carrot
01 - raw | Vegetable | Root | ^
yèh-choi-fâ
椰菜花
cauliflower
01 - raw | Vegetable | Green vegetable | ^
siuh-choi
紹菜
celery cabbage / Tientsin cabbage
01 - raw | Vegetable | Green vegetable | ^
siuh-choi
(photo 2)
faht-sáu-gwâ
佛手瓜
chayote / choko / Buddha-hand melon
01 - raw | Vegetable | Melon | ^
leuht-jí
栗子
chestnut
01 - raw | Vegetable | Flower / Fruit / Stem | ^
gâi-kàuh
雞球
chicken cut into cubes
06 - terms | Menu | Dish name | Shape
fuhng-jáau
鳳爪
chicken feet
02 - menu | Dim sum | Steamed | Food
mìhn-fâ-gâi
棉花雞
chicken with fish maw
02 - menu | Dim sum | Steamed | Food
laaht-jîu
辣椒
chilli / pepper
01 - raw | Vegetable | Condiments | ^
gáu-géi
枸杞
Chinese box thorn
01 - raw | Vegetable | Green vegetable | ^
baahk-choi
白菜
Chinese cabbage / white cabbage / pak choi / bok choy
01 - raw | Vegetable | Green vegetable | ^
baahk-choi
(photo 2)
gaai-láan
芥蘭
Chinese kale / Chinese broccoli
01 - raw | Vegetable | Green vegetable | ^
gaai-láan
(photo 2)
jûng-gwok-sâang-choi
中國生菜
Chinese lettuce
01 - raw | Vegetable | Green vegetable | ^
dûng-gû
冬菇
Chinese mushroom
01 - raw | Vegetable | Fungus / Mushroom | ^
dûng-gû
(photo 2)
yéun-chéung
潤腸
Chinese pork liver sausage
01 - raw | Meat | Meat products | Sausage
laahp-chéung
臘腸
Chinese pork sausage
01 - raw | Meat | Meat products | Sausage
laahp-yuhk
臘肉
Chinese preserved pork belly
01 - raw | Meat | Meat products | Z-Others
laahp-méi-noh-máih-faahn
臘味糯米飯
Chinese sausage and preserved meat with glutinous rice
02 - menu | Hong Kong style cafe | Rice - plain rice | Z-Others
yihn-choi
莧菜
Chinese spinach
01 - raw | Vegetable | Green vegetable | ^
choi-sâm
菜心
Choi Sum / Chinese flowering cabbage
01 - raw | Vegetable | Green vegetable | ^
bou-bâau-dauh-fuh
布包豆腐
cloth-wrapped bean curd
01 - raw | Vegetable | Bean curd | ^
gûng-sî-sâam-màhn-jih
公司三文治
club sandwich
02 - menu | Hong Kong style cafe | Snack | Sandwich
jûk
粥
congee / gruel / porridge
02 - menu | Congee shop | Congee | ^
kûk-kèih-béng
曲奇餅
cookies
05 - buy in shops | Bakery etc. | Biscuit / Cracker / Cookie | ^
jyû-yuhk-sûng
豬肉崧
crispy minced pork
05 - buy in shops | Junk food | Z-Others | ^
jyû-yuhk-sî
豬肉絲
crispy shredded pork
05 - buy in shops | Junk food | Z-Others | ^
ngohk-yùh-yuhk
鱷魚肉
crocodile meat
05 - buy in shops | Dried goods | Meat | ^
séui-jîng-bâau
水晶包
crystal bun
02 - menu | Dim sum | Sweet | ^
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)
lèhng-yùh-kàuh
鯪魚球
dace ball
02 - menu | Noodle shop | Meat ball | ^
yàuh-ja-gwái
油炸鬼
deep fried bread stick / savoury Chinese donut / Chinese donut / deep fried twin flour stick
02 - menu | Congee shop | Snack | Deep fried
ja-yùh-pèih
炸魚皮
deep fried fish skin
02 - menu | Congee shop | Snack | Deep fried
ngàuh-leih-sôu
牛酥
deep fried sweet flour stick
02 - menu | Congee shop | Snack | Deep fried
jîu-yìhm
椒鹽
deep fry and add peppered salt
06 - terms | Menu | Dish name | Way of cooking - with dish names only
ja-dauh-fuh
炸豆腐
deep-fried bean curd
01 - raw | Vegetable | Bean curd | ^
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
hàahm-jîn-béng
咸煎餅
deep-fried round flour cake
02 - menu | Congee shop | Snack | Deep fried
jîn-dêui
煎堆
deep-fried sesame flour ball
02 - menu | Congee shop | Snack | Deep fried
jîu-yìhm-sîn-yáu
椒鹽鮮魷
deep-fried squid with peppered salt
02 - menu | Chinese restaurant | Dishes | Seafood
ja-wàhn-tân
炸雲吞
deep-fried won ton
02 - menu | Noodle shop | Snack | ^
hói-dái-yê
海底椰
double coconut
01 - raw | Vegetable | Z-Others | ^
tòhng-dûng-gwâ
糖冬瓜
dried and sweeten winter melon
05 - buy in shops | Dried goods | Chinese new year | ^
hâ-máih
蝦米
dried shrimps
01 - raw | Seafood | Dried goods | ^
yàuh-yùh-gôn
魷魚乾
dried squid
05 - buy in shops | Junk food | Z-Others | ^
yàuh-yùh-gôn
(photo 2)
séui-gáau-mihn
水餃麵
dumplings with noodles
02 - menu | Noodle shop | Noodles in soup | Z-Others
làuh-lìhn
榴蓮
durian
01 - raw | Fruit | ^ | ^
maahn-yùh
鰻魚
eel
01 - raw | Seafood | Fish | ^
yî-mihn
伊麵
E-fu noodles / pre-deep-fried noodles
05 - buy in shops | Staples | Noodles | ^
náaih-wòhng-bâau
奶皇包
egg custard bun
02 - menu | Dim sum | Steamed | Bun
fùh-yùhng-dáan
芙蓉蛋
egg foo yung / egg fu yung / Chinese omelette
02 - menu | Chinese restaurant | Dishes | Egg
daahn-gyún
蛋卷
egg rolls
05 - buy in shops | Junk food | Z-Others | ^
daahn-gyún
(photo 2)
ái-gwâ
矮瓜
eggplant
01 - raw | Vegetable | Melon | ^
ké-jí
茄子
eggplant (it's more formal when compare to 'ai2-gwa1')
01 - raw | Vegetable | Melon | ^
yùh-hêung-ké-jí
魚香茄子
eggplant with minced pork
02 - menu | Chinese restaurant | Dishes | Vegetable
yùh-hêung-ké-jí
(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
fuh-yúh
腐乳
fermented bean curd / Chinese cheese
05 - buy in shops | Cooking needs | Preserved | ^
yau-mihn
幼麵
fine noodles
05 - buy in shops | Staples | Noodles | ^
máih-fán
米粉
fine rice noodles
05 - buy in shops | Staples | Rice noodles | ^
máih-fán
(photo 2)
yùh-dáan
魚蛋
fish ball
02 - menu | Noodle shop | Meat ball | ^
yùh-dáan-mihn
魚蛋麵
fish balls with noodles
02 - menu | Noodle shop | Noodles in soup | Meat ball
yùh-láuh
魚柳
fish fillet
01 - raw | Meat | Shape - fillet | ^
yùh-tóuh
魚肚
fish maw
01 - raw | Seafood | Dried goods | ^
yùh-tóuh
(photo 2)
chôu-mihn
粗麵
flat noodles
05 - buy in shops | Staples | Noodles | ^
hó-fán
河粉
flat rice noodles
05 - buy in shops | Staples | Rice noodles | ^
sei-gwai-dáu
四季豆
four season snap peas (plant in a green house)
01 - raw | Vegetable | Beans / Peas | ^
sîn-dûng-gû
鮮冬菇
fresh Chinese mushroom
01 - raw | Vegetable | Fungus / Mushroom | ^
dauh-bôk
豆泡
fried bean curd puff
01 - raw | Vegetable | Bean curd | ^
gôn-sîu-yî-mihn
乾燒伊麵
fried E-fu noodles
02 - menu | Chinese restaurant | Fried noodles | E-fu noodles
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
sîng-jâu-cháau-máih
星洲炒米
fried fine rice noodles in Singapore style
02 - menu | Chinese restaurant | Fried noodles | Fine rice noodles
gôn-cháau-ngàuh-hó
乾炒牛河
fried flat rice noodles with beef
02 - menu | Chinese restaurant | Fried noodles | Flat rice noodles
cháau-faahn
炒飯
fried rice
02 - menu | Chinese restaurant | Fried rice | ^
sâi-cháau-faahn
西炒飯
fried rice in western style
02 - menu | Chinese restaurant | Fried rice | ^
yèuhng-jâu-cháau-faahn
揚州炒飯
fried rice with assorted meat
02 - menu | Chinese restaurant | Fried rice | ^
chêng-dáu
青豆
garden peas / peas
01 - raw | Vegetable | Beans / Peas | ^
gêung
薑
ginger
01 - raw | Vegetable | Condiments | ^
júng
粽
glutinous rice dumpling wrapped in bamboo leaves
02 - menu | Congee shop | Snack | Steamed
gwó-jîng-júng
裹蒸粽
glutinous rice dumpling wrapped in lotus leaves
02 - menu | Noodle shop | Snack | ^
gwó-jîng-júng
(photo 2)
noih-máih-gyún
糯米卷
glutinous rice roll
02 - menu | Dim sum | Steamed | Roll
noh-máih-gâi
糯米雞
glutinous rice with assorted meat and chicken inside in lotus leaves
02 - menu | Dim sum | Steamed | Glutinous rice
noh-máih-gâi
(photo 2)
séun
筍
good / bamboo shoot
01 - raw | Vegetable | Flower / Fruit / Stem | ^
séun
(photo 2)
sâi-yáu
西柚
grapefruit
01 - raw | Fruit | ^ | ^
chêng-pìhng-gwó
青蘋果
green apple
01 - raw | Fruit | ^ | ^
luhk-dáu
綠豆
green bean
05 - buy in shops | Dried goods | Beans / Bean products | ^
luhk-dáu-sâ
綠豆沙
green bean sweet soup
02 - menu | Dessert shop | Sweet soup | Z-Others
chêng-jîu
青椒
green pepper
01 - raw | Vegetable | Condiments | ^
chêng-lòh-baahk
青蘿蔔
green radish
01 - raw | Vegetable | Root | ^
jî-màh-wú
芝麻糊
ground sesame sweet soup (literal: sesame paste)
02 - menu | Dessert shop | Sweet soup | Z-Others
fâan-sehk-láu
番石榴
guava
01 - raw | Fruit | ^ | ^
jit-gwâ
節瓜
hairy melon / fuzzy melon / fury melon / apple cucumber
01 - raw | Vegetable | Melon | ^
jyû-hùhng
豬紅
harden pig blood
02 - menu | Noodle shop | Trolley style | ^
jyû-hùhng
(photo 2)
maht-gwâ
蜜瓜
honey melon
01 - raw | Fruit | ^ | ^
maht-tòhng-dáu
密糖豆
honey snap peas / edible podded pea
01 - raw | Vegetable | Beans / Peas | ^
syûn-laaht-tông
酸辣湯
hot and sour soup
02 - menu | Noodle shop | Northern style | ^
syut-gôu
雪糕
ice-cream
05 - buy in shops | Dairy products | Ice-cream etc. | ^
gûng-jái-mihn
公仔麵
instant noodles (literal: doll noodles (`doll` is a brand name))
05 - buy in shops | Staples | Noodles | ^
daaih-syuh-bô-lòh
大樹菠蘿
jack fruit
01 - raw | Fruit | ^ | ^
gâm-gû
金菇
Japanese mushroom / long-rooted mushroom
01 - raw | Vegetable | Fungus / Mushroom | ^