Dish-Type Recipe Index

Desserts, sweets, and drinks

These recipes are grouped as desserts, sweets, and drinks because their ingredients, cooking method, or restaurant-menu role fit this dish family.

About desserts, sweets, and drinks

Egg tarts, sesame balls, mango desserts, almond tofu, milk tea, soy milk, coffee, and sweet soups.

Recipes in this section: 27.

Desserts, sweets, and drinks

Cantonese Steamed Fish

Cantonese · Cantonese · Serves 2–4 · 25 minutes

A Cantonese steamed fish recipe with ginger, scallion, soy sauce, and hot oil.

Cantonese Turnip Cake

Dim Sum · Cantonese dim sum · Makes 1 loaf · 1.5 hours plus cooling

A Cantonese turnip cake recipe with daikon, rice flour, Chinese sausage or mushrooms, steaming, pan-frying, and dim sum notes.

Che Ba Mau

Vietnamese Chinese / Dessert · Dessert · Serves 4 · 30 minutes plus chilling

Che Ba Mau recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Egg Tarts

Dim Sum · Dim sum · Makes 12 · 1 hour

Egg Tarts recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Fresh Soy Milk

Chinese Breakfast · Drink · Makes about 4 cups · Soaking plus 30 minutes

Fresh Soy Milk recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

General Tso's Chicken

American Chinese · American Chinese · Serves 3–4 · 45 minutes

A General Tso's chicken recipe with fried chicken, sweet-spicy sauce, and American Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Hakka Lei Cha Rice

Hakka · Hakka · Serves 3–4 · 50 minutes

A Hakka lei cha rice recipe with tea-herb broth, rice, greens, tofu, peanuts, and menu-literacy notes.

Hong Kong Milk Tea

Hong Kong Cafe · Hong Kong cafe · Makes 2 drinks · 15 minutes

A Hong Kong milk tea recipe with strong black tea, evaporated milk, sugar, and cha chaan teng menu-literacy notes.

Hunan Chopped Chili Fish

Hunan · Hunan · Serves 2–4 · 30 minutes

A Hunan chopped chili fish recipe with salted chiles, ginger, garlic, scallions, and steamed fish.

Hunan Steamed Eggplant with Chopped Chili

Hunan · Hunan · Serves 2–3 · 25 minutes

Hunan Steamed Eggplant with Chopped Chili recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Longjing Shrimp

Zhejiang · Zhejiang / Hangzhou · Serves 2–3 · 25 minutes

A Zhejiang Longjing shrimp recipe with tea, shrimp, light seasoning, and Hangzhou menu-literacy notes.

Malaysian Iced Coffee or Tea

Malaysian Chinese Cafe · Drink · Serves 2 · 10 minutes plus chilling

Malaysian Iced Coffee or Tea recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Mango Salad

Southeast Asian Chinese / Malaysian Chinese · Salad · Serves 2–3 · 20 minutes

Mango Salad recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Mango Tofu Dessert

Chinese Dessert / Hong Kong Cafe · Dessert · Serves 4 · 20 minutes plus chilling

Mango Tofu Dessert recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Pepper Steak

American Chinese · Stir-fry · Serves 3–4 · 30 minutes

Pepper Steak recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Sesame Balls

Dim Sum · Dim sum · Makes 12 · 50 minutes

Sesame Balls recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Shandong-Style Sweet-and-Sour Fish

Shandong · Shandong-inspired · Serves 3–4 · 45 minutes

A Shandong-style sweet-and-sour fish recipe with crisp fish, vinegar, sugar, tomato, and northern menu-literacy notes.

Steamed Egg Custard

Home-Style · Home-style · Serves 2–3 · 20 minutes

A Chinese steamed egg custard recipe with eggs, water or stock, soy sauce, sesame oil, and menu-literacy notes.

Steamed Pork Patty with Salted Fish

Cantonese · Cantonese · Serves 3–4 · 35 minutes

Steamed Pork Patty with Salted Fish recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Steamed Spareribs with Black Bean Sauce

Dim Sum · Cantonese dim sum · Serves 3–4 · 45 minutes plus marinating

A Cantonese dim sum steamed spareribs recipe with fermented black beans, garlic, ginger, and menu-literacy notes.

Steamed White Rice

Basic Staple · Rice · Serves 3–4 · 25 minutes

Steamed White Rice recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Sweet and Sour Chicken, Pork, or Shrimp

American Chinese · Takeout-style · Serves 3–4 · 45 minutes

Sweet and Sour Chicken, Pork, or Shrimp recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Taiwanese Oyster Omelet

Taiwanese · Taiwanese · Serves 2 · 25 minutes

A Taiwanese oyster omelet recipe with eggs, oysters, sweet potato starch, greens, and sweet-savory sauce.

Taiwanese Popcorn Chicken

Taiwanese · Taiwanese · Serves 3–4 · 45 minutes

A Taiwanese popcorn chicken recipe with five-spice, white pepper, basil, sweet potato starch, and night-market menu-literacy notes.

Teochew Steamed Pomfret

Teochew · Teochew · Serves 2–3 · 25 minutes

Teochew Steamed Pomfret recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Twice-Cooked Pork

Sichuan · Sichuan · Serves 3–4 · 50 minutes

A Sichuan twice-cooked pork recipe with pork belly, leeks, doubanjiang, sweet bean sauce, and menu-literacy notes.

Yunnan Steam Pot Chicken

Yunnan · Yunnan · Serves 3–4 · 2 hours

Yunnan Steam Pot Chicken recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.