Dessert

  0.0 – 0 reviews  • Dessert With a crispy, fried exterior, soft, chewy dough and sweet filling, the fried sesame balls called zin deoi in Cantonese (also spelled “jin deui” and “zeen doy”) are a staple in dim sum restaurants and some Chinese bakeries. The mochi-like dough gets its texture from glutinous rice flour, while adding … Read more

  1.0 – 1 reviews  • Dessert Pineapple buns (or bo lo bao in Cantonese) are a Chinese bakery classic. They can vary in terms of the sweetness of the cookie topping as well as by the shape, size and softness of the bun. This version has a soft and fluffy bun inspired by Chinese milk bread, … Read more

  0.0 – 0 reviews  • Dessert Tofu pudding (also known as dou fu hua), has a light, fresh taste and incredibly soft texture–softer than silken tofu. It can be a great canvas for any flavor, from savory bright pickles to spicy chili oil with soy sauce, but the dish is typically found in dim sum restaurants … Read more

  0.0 – 0 reviews  • Dessert Snow skin mooncakes (Bing Pei Jyut Beng) are a soft and chewy mochi-like treat stuffed with a variety of dense, sweet fillings. Sharing mooncakes is an important part of the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival, sometimes called the Moon Festival or Mooncake Festival. Although the cakes traditionally use a wheat flour pastry, … Read more

  0.0 – 0 reviews  • Dessert As an early morning accompaniment to hot milk tea or the end to a flavorful dim sum brunch, steamed custard bao is the perfect combination of warm pillowy dough and lightly sweet creamy filling. It’s a pairing that fills the soul. The Chinese name, nai wong bao, translates to milk … Read more