by Yum Cha Dim Sum | Nov 15, 2022 | Dim Sum, Sweet
芒果布甸 MANGO PUDDING A sweet, rich mango-flavoured pudding that usually comes with large chunks of fresh mango. Evaporated milk is served on top of this...
by Yum Cha Dim Sum | Nov 15, 2022 | Dim Sum, Sweet
桂花糕 OSMANTHUS CAKE A traditional sweet-scented clear jello-like texture made with honey sweet-scented osmanthus (with the most amazing scent), and rock sugar. It is one of the more traditional plates to try from Cantonese...
by Yum Cha Dim Sum | Nov 15, 2022 | Dim Sum, Sweet
Liu Sha Bao These are delicious, salted egg yolk custard bun with a runny centre. The skills of the kitchen is shown in how runny the center they can keep the custard center in the bao. This is very similar to steamed creamy custard buns but salted egg and butter....
by Yum Cha Dim Sum | Nov 15, 2022 | Dim Sum, Sweet
奶黄包 Nai Wong Bao Steamed bao with melty sweet milk custard. Brings back childhood memories for...
by Yum Cha Dim Sum | Nov 15, 2022 | Dim Sum, Sweet
A soft, eggy, steamed sponge cake that comes from...
by Yum Cha Dim Sum | Nov 15, 2022 | Dim Sum, Sweet
煎堆 Jin deui (fried glutinous rice balls): Translated to “fried mix” in Cantonese. Made from glutinous rice powder, these fried sesame balls are a type of fried dough dessert and have the stretchy, chewy texture of Japanese mochi (which is essentially identical). ...
by Yum Cha Dim Sum | Nov 15, 2022 | Dim Sum, Sweet
蛋挞 Daan taat Classic Hong Kong style egg tarts, they’re similar to Portuguese egg custard tarts, but with a stronger egg flavor. The crust can be flaky or...
by Yum Cha Dim Sum | Oct 25, 2022 | Dim Sum, Savory
Har Gow is a traditional Cantonese steamed dumpling with shrimp, and it is one of the most popular dim sum dishes. The Chinese characters are 蝦餃, which translates to “shrimp dumpling”. The dumplings are usually served as a set of four. These shrimp...
