Cuisine in Hong Kong

Discover signature dishes and food culture of this country

Asia / Eastern Asia

Signature dishes

Dim Sum (Yum Cha)

Food culture enjoying diverse dim sum like xiaolongbao and har gow with Chinese tea

  • Region: Cantonese
  • Main ingredients: Wheat flour, Shrimp, Pork, Chinese tea

Char Siu Rice

Standard lunch of sweet-savory roasted pork over white rice

  • Region: Hong Kong-wide
  • Main ingredients: Pork, Honey, Soy sauce, Rice

Turnip Cake (Lo Bak Go)

New Year dish of steamed then fried radish and rice flour. Also popular dim sum

  • Region: Cantonese
  • Main ingredients: Radish, Rice flour, Dried shrimp, Sausage

Wonton Noodles

Thin noodle soup with shrimp wontons. Broth from dried plaice

  • Region: Cantonese
  • Main ingredients: Shrimp, Pork bone, Dried plaice, Wheat flour

Yuenyeung

Cha chaan teng drink combining coffee and Hong Kong-style milk tea

  • Region: Hong Kong
  • Main ingredients: Black tea, Coffee, Evaporated milk, Sugar

Egg Waffle (Gai Daan Jai)

Street sweet with takoyaki-like round dough spheres connected

  • Region: Hong Kong
  • Main ingredients: Egg, Sugar, Wheat flour, Condensed milk

Clay Pot Rice (Bo Zai Fan)

Winter staple of rice cooked in clay pot topped with sausage and chicken

  • Region: Hong Kong
  • Main ingredients: Rice, Sausage, Chicken, Soy sauce

XO Sauce Fried Turnip Cake

Turnip cake stir-fried with homemade XO sauce. Concentrated seafood umami

  • Region: Hong Kong
  • Main ingredients: Turnip cake, XO sauce, Bean sprouts, Scallion

Curry Fish Balls

B-class gourmet of elastic fish balls simmered in curry sauce

  • Region: Hong Kong
  • Main ingredients: Fish paste, Curry powder, Coconut milk

Chicken Cutlet Bun

Cha chaan teng style burger sandwiching fried chicken

  • Region: Hong Kong
  • Main ingredients: Chicken thigh, Bun, Mayonnaise

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