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Dishes derived from cuisines of the Western world, but not classified into a particular country, belong in this category. It is known in Hong Kong as sai chaan ( 西餐, 'Western cuisine'), and outside of Hong Kong as Hong Kong-style Western cuisine or Canto-Western cuisine. Restaurants that offer this style of cuisine are usually cha chaan ...
Dim sum (traditional Chinese: 點心; simplified Chinese: 点心; pinyin: diǎn xīn; Jyutping: dim2 sam1) is a large range of small Chinese dishes that are traditionally enjoyed in restaurants for brunch, [1] [2] with a “selection of over 1,000 varieties of small-plate Chinese foods, usually meat or vegetables in dough or a wrapper that is steamed, deep-fried or pan-fried.” [3] Most ...
gāi méih bāau. Jyutping. gai1 mei5 baau1. The cocktail bun ( Chinese: 雞尾包; Jyutping: gai1 mei5 baau1) is a Hong Kong –style sweet bun with a filling of shredded coconut. It is one of several iconic types of baked goods originating from Hong Kong. [1] Cocktail bun cross-section, revealing the coconut filling.
Dowry cake – Large sponge cake, often filled with lotus seed paste. Fa gao – Yeast rice flour cupcake or sheetcake, fermented overnight to develop flavor before steaming. Ham and egg bun – Bun filled with a sheet of scrambled egg and a slice of ham. Huangqiao sesame cake – Small dough balls rolled in sesame seeds.
Poon choi or puhn choi[ 1] (pronounced: pun4 coi3 in Cantonese ), pén cài in pinyin, is a traditional Cantonese festival meal composed of many layers of different ingredients. It is served in large wooden, porcelain or metal basins called poon, due to the communal style of consumption. The Chinese name, transliterated as Poon choi, has been ...
Egg waffle. An egg waffle is a spherical egg-based waffle popular in Hong Kong and Macau, [ 1] consisting of an eggy leavened batter cooked between two plates of semi-spherical cells. They are usually served hot, and often eaten plain, although they may be served with fruit and flavors such as strawberry, coconut or chocolate. [ 2]
Snake soup or stew ( Chinese: 蛇羹; pinyin: shé gēng; Jyutping: se4 gang1) is a popular Cantonese delicacy and health supplement in Hong Kong, which contains the meats of at least two types of snakes as the main ingredients. The soup tastes slightly sweet because of the addition of chrysanthemum leaves and spices, while the snake meat in ...
The history of Chinese cuisine is marked by both variety and change. The archaeologist and scholar Kwang-chih Chang says "Chinese people are especially preoccupied with food" and "food is at the center of, or at least it accompanies or symbolizes, many social interactions". Over the course of history, he says, "continuity vastly outweighs change."