Cantonese cuisine

Cantonese or Guangdong cuisine, also known as Yue cuisine (Chinese: 廣東かんとん菜さい or 粵菜), is the cuisine of Guangdong province of China, particularly the provincial capital Guangzhou, and the surrounding regions in the Pearl River Delta including Hong Kong and Macau. Strictly speaking, Cantonese cuisine is the cuisine of Guangzhou or of Cantonese speakers, but it often includes the cooking styles of all the speakers of Yue Chinese languages in Guangdong.

Cantonese cuisine
Chefs cook with a wok
Traditional Chinese	廣東かんとん菜さい
Simplified Chinese	广东菜さい
Jyutping	Gwong2 dung1 coi3
Cantonese Yale	Gwóng dūng choi
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Guǎngdōngcài Bopomofo ㄍㄨㄤˇ ㄉㄨㄥ ㄘㄞˋ Wade–Giles Kuang3-tung1-ts'ai4 Tongyong Pinyin Guǎngdong-cài IPA [kwàŋ.tʊ́ŋ.tsʰâɪ] Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Gwóng dūng choi Jyutping Gwong2 dung1 coi3 IPA [kʷɔːŋ˧˥toŋ˥tsʰɔːi˧]
Yue cuisine
Traditional Chinese	粵菜
Simplified Chinese	粤菜
Jyutping	Jyut6 coi3
Cantonese Yale	Yuht choi
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Yuècài Bopomofo ㄩㄝˋ ㄘㄞˋ Wade–Giles Yüeh4-ts'ai4 Tongyong Pinyin Yuè-cài IPA [ɥê.tsʰâɪ] Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Yuht choi Jyutping Jyut6 coi3 IPA [jyːt̚˨tsʰɔːi˧]

Map showing major regional cuisines of China

The Teochew cuisine and Hakka cuisine of Guangdong are considered their own styles. However, scholars may categorize Guangdong cuisine into three major groups based on the region's dialect: Cantonese, Hakka and Chaozhou cuisines. Neighboring Guangxi's cuisine is also considered separate despite eastern Guangxi being considered culturally Cantonese due to the presence of ethnic Zhuang influences in the rest of the province.

Cantonese cuisine is one of the Eight Great Traditions of Chinese cuisine. Its prominence outside China is due to the large number of Cantonese emigrants. Chefs trained in Cantonese cuisine are highly sought after throughout China. Until the late 20th century, most Chinese restaurants in the West served largely Cantonese dishes.

Background

Guangzhou (Canton) City, the provincial capital of Guangdong and the centre of Cantonese culture, has long been a trading hub and many imported foods and ingredients are used in Cantonese cuisine. Besides pork, beef and chicken, Cantonese cuisine incorporates almost all edible meats, including offal, chicken feet, duck's tongue, frog legs, snakes and snails. However, lamb and goat are less commonly used than in the cuisines of northern or western China. Many cooking methods are used, with steaming and stir-frying being the most favoured due to their convenience and rapidity. Other techniques include shallow frying, double steaming, braising and deep frying.

Compared to other Chinese regional cuisines, the flavours of most traditional Cantonese dishes should be well-balanced and not greasy. Apart from that, spices should be used in modest amounts to avoid overwhelming the flavours of the primary ingredients, and these ingredients in turn should be at the peak of their freshness and quality. There is no widespread use of fresh herbs in Cantonese cooking, in contrast with their liberal use in other cuisines such as Sichuanese, Vietnamese, Lao, Thai and European. Garlic chives and coriander leaves are notable exceptions, although the former are often used as a vegetable and the latter are usually used as mere garnish in most dishes.

Foods

Sauces and condiments

In Cantonese cuisine, ingredients such as sugar, salt, soy sauce, rice wine, corn starch, vinegar, scallion and sesame oil suffice to enhance flavour, although garlic is heavily used in some dishes, especially those in which internal organs, such as entrails, may emit unpleasant odours. Ginger, chili peppers, five-spice powder, powdered black pepper, star anise and a few other spices are also used, but often sparingly.

English	Traditional Chinese	Simplified Chinese	Jyutping	Pinyin
Black bean sauce	蒜ひる蓉豆豉醬	蒜ひる蓉豆豉酱	syun3 jung4 dau6 si6 zoeng3	suànróng dòuchǐjiàng
Char siu sauce	叉また燒しょう醬	叉また烧酱	caa1 siu1 zoeng3	chāshāojiàng
Chu hau paste	柱はしら侯こう醬	柱はしら侯こう酱	cyu5 hau4 zoeng3	zhùhóujiàng
Hoisin sauce	海鮮かいせん醬	海うみ鲜酱	hoi2 sin1 zoeng3	hǎixiānjiàng
Master stock	滷水	卤水	lou5 seoi2	lǔshuǐ
Oyster sauce	蠔油	蚝油	hou4 jau4	háoyóu
Plum sauce	蘇そ梅うめ醬	苏梅酱	syun1 mui4 zoeng3	sūméijiàng
Red vinegar	大だい紅べに浙醋	大だい红浙醋す	daai6 hung4 zit3 cou3	dàhóngzhècù
Shrimp paste	鹹蝦醬	咸虾酱	haam4 haa1 zoeng3	xiánxiājiàng
Sweet and sour sauce	糖とう醋す醬	糖とう醋す酱	tong4 cou3 zoeng3	tángcùjiàng

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  Char siu is often marinated with plum sauce and honey for sweet flavour
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  Oysters steamed in two ways: with ginger and garlic, and in black bean sauce

Dried and preserved ingredients

Although Cantonese cooks pay much attention to the freshness of their primary ingredients, Cantonese cuisine also uses a long list of preserved food items to add flavour to a dish. This may be influenced by Hakka cuisine, since the Hakkas were once a dominant group occupying imperial Hong Kong and other southern territories.

Some items gain very intense flavours during the drying/preservation/oxidation process and some foods are preserved to increase their shelf life. Some chefs combine both dried and fresh varieties of the same items in a dish. Dried items are usually soaked in water to rehydrate before cooking. These ingredients are generally not served a la carte, but rather with vegetables or other Cantonese dishes.

Image	English	Traditional Chinese	Simplified Chinese	Jyutping	Pinyin	Notes
	Century egg	皮かわ蛋		pei4 daan2	pídàn	Can be found served with roasted dishes, in congee with lean pork, and in a sweet pastry with lotus paste.
	Chinese sausage	臘腸	腊肠	laap6 coeng2	làcháng	Usually added to rice together with preserved-salted duck and pork.
	Dried cabbage	菜さい乾いぬい	菜さい干ひ	coi3 gon1	càigān
	Dried scallops	江こう珧柱		gong1 jiu4 cyu5	jiāngyáozhù	Usually added to clear soup.
		江こう瑤よう柱ばしら	江こう瑶よう柱ばしら
	Dried shrimp	蝦えび乾いぬい	虾干	haa1 gon1	xiāgān	Usually de-shelled, sliced into half and added to vegetable dishes.
	Dried small shrimp	蝦えび米まい	虾米	haa1 mai5	xiāmǐ	Usually mixed with stir-fried vegetables.
	Fermented tofu	腐くさ乳ちち		fu6 jyu5	fǔrǔ
	Fermented black beans	豆まめ豉		dau6 si6	dòuchǐ	Usually added to pork and tofu dishes.
	Pickled Chinese cabbage	梅うめ菜さい		mui4 coi3	méicài	Usually cooked with pork or stir-fried with rice.
	Pickled diced radish	菜さい脯		coi3 pou2	càifǔ
	Preserved-salted duck	臘鴨	腊鸭	laap6 aap2	làyā	Usually eaten with rice in a family meal.
	Preserved-salted pork	臘肉	腊肉	laap6 juk6	làròu	Usually eaten with rice in a family meal.
	Salted duck egg	鹹蛋	咸蛋	haam4 daan2	xiándàn	May be eaten as it is or mixed with stir-fried vegetables and steam dishes or cooked with diced pork in congee.
	Salted fish	鹹魚	咸鱼	haam4 jyu2	xiányú	Usually paired with steamed pork or added to fried rice together with diced chicken.
	Suan cai	鹹酸菜さい	咸酸菜さい	haam4 syun1 coi3	xiánsuāncài
	Tofu skin	腐くさ皮かわ		fu6 pei4	fǔpí	Usually used as wrapping for ground pork dishes. It is fried in a similar manner as spring rolls.

Traditional dishes

A number of dishes have been part of Cantonese cuisine since the earliest territorial establishments of Guangdong. While many of these are on the menus of typical Cantonese restaurants, some simpler ones are more commonly found in Cantonese homes. Home-made Cantonese dishes are usually served with plain white rice.

Name	Image	Traditional Chinese	Simplified Chinese	Jyutping	Pinyin
Cantonese style fried rice		廣こう式しき炒飯ちゃーはん	广式炒い饭	gwong2 sik1 cau2 faan6	guǎng shì chǎofàn
Choy sum in oyster sauce		蠔油菜あぶらな心こころ	蚝油菜あぶらな心こころ	hou4 jau4 coi3 sam1	háoyóu càixīn
Congee with lean pork and century egg		皮かわ蛋瘦肉にく粥かゆ		pei4 daan2 sau3 juk6 zuk1	pídàn shòuròuzhōu
Steamed egg		蒸ふけ水すい蛋		zing1 seoi2 daan2	zhēngshuǐdàn
Steamed frog legs on lotus leaf		荷葉かよう蒸ふけ田た雞	荷に叶かのう蒸ふけ田た鸡	ho4 jip6 zing1 tin4 gai1	héyè zhēng tiánjī
Steamed ground pork with salted duck egg		鹹蛋蒸ふけ肉にく餅もち	咸蛋蒸ふけ肉にく饼	haam4 daan2 zing1 juk6 beng2	xiándàn zhēng ròubǐng
Steamed spare ribs with fermented black beans and chilli pepper		豉椒排はい骨こつ		si6 ziu1 paai4 gwat1	chǐjiāo páigǔ
Stewed beef brisket		柱はしら侯こう牛うし腩		cyu5 hau4 ngau4 naam5	zhùhóu niú nǎn
Stir-fried hairy gourd with dried shrimp and cellophane noodles		大だい姨媽嫁女よめじょ	大だい姨妈嫁女よめじょ	daai6 ji4 maa1 gaa3 neoi5	dàyímā jiànǚ
Stir-fried water spinach with shredded chilli and fermented tofu		椒はじかみ絲いと腐くさ乳ちち通どおり菜さい	椒はじかみ丝腐乳ちち通どおり菜さい	ziu1 si1 fu6 jyu5 tung1 coi3	jiāosī fǔrǔ tōngcài
Sweet and sour pork		咕嚕肉にく	咕噜肉にく	gu1 lou1 juk6	gūlūròu
Shunde-style fish slices		順德じゅんとく魚さかな生せい	顺德鱼生	seon6 dak1 jyu4 saang1	shùndé yú shēng

Deep fried dishes

There are a small number of deep-fried dishes in Cantonese cuisine, which can often be found as street food. They have been extensively documented in colonial Hong Kong records of the 19th and 20th centuries. A few are synonymous with Cantonese breakfast and lunch, even though these are also part of other cuisines.

English	Image	Traditional Chinese	Simplified Chinese	Jyutping	Pinyin
Dace fish balls		鯪魚球だま	鲮鱼球だま	leng4 jyu4 kau4	língyúqiú
Chinese Donut		油あぶら炸鬼		jau4 zaa3 gwai2	yóuzháguǐ
Zaa Leung		炸兩	炸两	zaa3 loeng5	zháliǎng

Soups

Old fire soup, or lou fo tong (老ろう火ひ汤; 老ろう火ひ湯ゆ; lǎohuǒ tāng; lou5 fo2 tong; 'old fire-cooked soup'), is a clear broth prepared by simmering meat and other ingredients over a low heat for several hours. Chinese herbs are often used as ingredients. There are basically two ways to make old fire soup – put ingredients and water in the pot and heat it directly on fire, which is called bou tong (煲汤; 煲湯; bāo tāng; bou1 tong1); or put the ingredients in a small stew pot, and put it in a bigger pot filled with water, then heat the bigger pot on fire directly, which is called dun tong (燉汤; 燉湯; dùn tāng; dan6 tong1). The latter way can keep the most original taste of the soup.

Soup chain stores or delivery outlets in cities with significant Cantonese populations, such as Hong Kong, serve this dish due to the long preparation time required of slow-simmered soup.

English	Traditional Chinese	Simplified Chinese	Jyutping	Pinyin
Cantonese seafood soup	海うみ皇すめらぎ羹あつもの		hoi2 wong4 gang1	hǎihuáng gēng
Night-blooming cereus soup	霸王花はな煲湯	霸王花はな煲汤	baa3 wong4 faa1 bou1 tong1	bàwánghuā bāotāng
Snow fungus soup	銀ぎん耳みみ湯ゆ	银耳汤	ngan4 ji5 tong1	yín'ěr tāng
Spare ribs soup with watercress and apricot kernels	南北なんぼく杏あんず西洋せいよう菜さい豬骨湯ゆ	南北なんぼく杏あんず西洋せいよう菜さい猪いのしし骨こつ汤	naam4 bak1 hang6 sai1 joeng4 coi3 zyu1 gwat1 tong1	nánběixìng xīyángcài zhūgǔ tāng
Winter melon soup	冬瓜とうが湯ゆ	冬瓜とうが汤	dung1 gwaa1 tong1	dōngguā tāng

Seafood

Seafood tanks in a Cantonese restaurant

Due to Guangdong's location along the South China Sea coast, fresh seafood is prominent in Cantonese cuisine, and many Cantonese restaurants keep aquariums or seafood tanks on the premises. In Cantonese cuisine, as in cuisines from other parts of Asia, if seafood has a repugnant odour, strong spices and marinating juices are added; the freshest seafood is odourless and, in Cantonese culinary arts, is best cooked by steaming. For instance, in some recipes, only a small amount of soy sauce, ginger and spring onion is added to steamed fish. In Cantonese cuisine, the light seasoning is used only to bring out the natural sweetness of the seafood. As a rule of thumb, the spiciness of a dish is usually negatively correlated to the freshness of the ingredients.

English	Traditional Chinese	Simplified Chinese	Jyutping	Pinyin
	Lobster with ginger and scallions	薑はじかみ蔥龍蝦えび	薑はじかみ葱ねぎ龙虾	goeng1 cung1 lung4 haa1	jiāngcōng lóngxiā
	Mantis shrimp	攋尿蝦えび	濑尿虾	laai6 niu6 haa1	làniàoxiā
	Steamed fish	蒸ふけ魚ぎょ	蒸ふけ鱼	zing1 yu4	zhēngyú
	Steamed scallops with ginger and garlic	蒜ひる茸だけ蒸ふけ扇おうぎ貝かい	蒜ひる茸だけ蒸ふけ扇おうぎ贝	syun3 jung4 zing1 sin3 bui3	suànróng zhēng shànbèi
	White boiled shrimp	白しろ灼蝦	白しろ灼虾	baak6 zoek3 haa1	báizhuóxiā

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  Typical ingredients for Cantonese style hotpot are razor shell (蟶子), crab (蟹かに), prawn (蝦えび), chicken sausage (雞肉腸ちょう仔こ) and dace fishball (魚さかな旦だん)

Noodle dishes

Noodles are served either in soup broth or fried. These are available as home-cooked meals, on dim sum side menus, or as street food at dai pai dongs, where they can be served with a variety of toppings such as fish balls, beef balls, or fish slices.

English	Image	Traditional Chinese	Simplified Chinese	Jyutping	Pinyin	Notes
Beef brisket noodles		牛うし腩麵	牛うし腩面	ngau4 laam5 min6	niú nǎn miàn	May be served dry or in soup.
Beef chow fun		乾ひ炒い牛うし河かわ	干ひ炒い牛うし河かわ	gon1 caau2 ngau4 ho2	gān chǎo niú hé
Chow mein		炒い麵	炒い面めん	caau2 min6	chǎo miàn	A generic term for various stir-fried noodle dishes. Hong Kong-style chow mein is made from pan-fried thin crispy noodles.
Jook-sing noodles		竹たけ昇のぼり麵	竹たけ升ます面めん	zuk1 sing1 min6	zhúshēngmiàn	Bamboo log pressed noodles.
Lo mein		撈麵	捞面	lou1 min6	lāo miàn
Rice noodle roll		腸ちょう粉こ	肠粉	coeng2 fan2	chángfěn	Also known as chee cheong fun.
Rice noodles		河かわ粉こ		ho4 fun2	héfěn	Also known as hor-fun.
Silver needle noodles		銀ぎん針はり粉こ	银针粉こ	ngan4 zam1 fun2	yín zhēn fěn	Also known as rat noodles (老ろう鼠ねずみ粉こ; lǎoshǔ fěn; lou5 syu2 fan2).
Yi mein		伊い麵	伊い面めん	ji1 min6	yī miàn	Also known as e-fu noodles.
Wonton noodles		雲くも吞麵	云うん吞面	wan4 tan1 min6	yúntūn miàn	Sometimes spelled as wanton noodles.

Siu mei

Main article: Siu mei

A roasted pig and char siu

Siu mei (烧味; 燒やき味あじ; shāo wèi; siu1 mei6) is essentially the Chinese rotisserie style of cooking. Unlike most other Cantonese dishes, siu mei solely consists of meat, with no vegetables.

English	Image	Traditional Chinese	Simplified Chinese	Jyutping	Pinyin
Char siu		叉また燒しょう	叉また烧	caa1 siu1	chāshāo
Roast duck		燒しょう鴨かも	烧鸭	siu1 aap3	shāoyā
Roast goose		燒しょう鵝	烧鹅	siu1 ngo4	shāo'é
Roast pig		燒肉やきにく	烧肉	siu1 yuk1	shāoròu
Roast pigeon		燒しょう乳ちち鴿どばと	烧乳鸽	siu1 jyu5 gap3	shāorǔgē

Lou mei

Main article: Lou mei

Lou mei (卤味; 滷味; lǔ wèi; lou5 mei6) is the name given to dishes made from internal organs, entrails and other left-over parts of animals. It is widely available in southern Chinese regions.

Image	English	Traditional Chinese	Simplified Chinese	Jyutping	Pinyin
	Beef entrails	牛うし雜ざつ	牛うし杂	ngau4 zaap6	niú zá
	Beef brisket	牛うし腩		ngau4 laam5	niú nǎn
	Chicken scraps	雞雜	鸡杂	gai1 zaap6	jī zá
	Duck gizzard	鴨かも腎じん	鸭肾	aap3 san6	yā shèn
	Pig's tongue	豬脷	猪いの脷	zyu1 lei6	zhū lì

Siu laap

Cantonese siu mei food stall in Hong Kong

All Cantonese-style cooked meats, including siu mei, lou mei and preserved meat can be classified as siu laap (烧腊; 燒しょう臘; shāo là; siu1 laap6). Siu laap also includes dishes such as:

English	Image	Traditional Chinese	Simplified Chinese	Jyutping	Pinyin	Notes
Chicken in soy sauce		豉油雞	豉油鸡	si6 jau4 gai1	chǐ yóu jī
Orange cuttlefish		鹵水墨すみ魚ぎょ	卤水墨すみ鱼	lou5 seoi2 mak6 jyu4	lǔshuǐ mòyú
Poached duck in master stock		滷水鴨かも	卤水鸭	lou5 seoi2 aap3	lǔ shuǐ yā
White cut chicken		白しろ切きり雞	白しろ切きり鸡	baak6 cit3 gai1	bái qiè jī	Also known as white chopped chicken (白しろ斩鸡; 白しろ斬き雞; báizhǎnjī; baak6 zaam2 gai1) in some places.

A typical dish may consist of offal and half an order of multiple varieties of roasted meat. The majority of siu laap is white meat.

English	Image	Traditional Chinese	Simplified Chinese	Jyutping	Pinyin
Rice with Chinese sausage and char siu		臘腸叉また燒飯やきめし	腊肠叉また烧饭	laap6 ceung4 caa1 siu1 faan6	làcháng chāshāo fàn
Rice with roast goose and goose intestines		燒しょう鵝鵝腸ちょう飯めし	烧鹅鹅肠饭	siu1 ngo4 ngo4 coeng4 faan6	shāo é é cháng fàn
Siu mei platter		燒やき味あじ拼盤	烧味拼盘	siu1 mei6 ping6 poon4	shāowèi pīnpán
Siu lap platter		燒しょう臘拼盤ばん	烧腊拼盘	siu1 laap6 ping6 pun4	shāolà pīnpán

Little pot rice

Little pot chicken rice with vegetable and Chinese sausage

Little pot rice (煲仔饭; 煲仔飯めし; bāozǎifàn; bou1 zai2 faan6) are dishes cooked and served in a flat-bottomed pot (as opposed to a round-bottomed wok). Usually this is a saucepan or braising pan (see clay pot cooking). Such dishes are cooked by covering and steaming, making the rice and ingredients very hot and soft. Usually the ingredients are layered on top of the rice with little or no mixing in between. Many standard combinations exist.

English	Traditional Chinese	Simplified Chinese	Jyutping	Pinyin
Rice with Chinese sausage and preserved meat	臘味煲仔飯めし	腊味煲仔饭	laap6 coeng2 bou1 zai2 faan6	làwèi bāozǎifàn
Rice with layered egg and beef	窩蛋牛肉ぎゅうにく飯めし	窝蛋牛肉ぎゅうにく饭	wo1 daan2 ngaw4 juk6 faan6	wōdàn niúròu fàn
Rice with minced beef patty	肉にく餅もち煲仔飯めし	肉にく饼煲仔こ饭	juk6 beng2 bou1 zai2 faan6	ròubǐng bāozǎifàn
Rice with spare ribs	排はい骨こつ煲仔飯めし	排はい骨こつ煲仔饭	paai4 gwat1 bou1 zai2 faan6	páigǔ bāozǎifàn
Rice with steamed chicken	蒸ふけ雞肉煲仔飯めし	蒸ふけ鸡肉煲仔饭	zing1 gai1 juk6 bou1 zai2 faan6	zhēng jīròu bāozǎifàn

Banquet/dinner dishes

A number of dishes are traditionally served in Cantonese restaurants only at dinner time. Dim sum restaurants stop serving bamboo-basket dishes after the yum cha period (equivalent to afternoon tea) and begin offering an entirely different menu in the evening. Some dishes are standard while others are regional. Some are customised for special purposes such as Chinese marriages or banquets. Salt and pepper dishes are one of the few spicy dishes.

English	Image	Traditional Chinese	Simplified Chinese	Jyutping	Pinyin
Crispy fried chicken		炸子雞	炸子鸡	zaa3 zi2 gai1	zhá zǐ jī
Duck with taro		陳ひね皮がわ芋頭いもがしら鴨かも	陈皮芋いも头鸭	can4 pei4 wu6 tau4 aap3	chén pí yùtóu yā
Fried tofu with shrimp		蝦えび仁じん炒い豆腐とうふ	虾仁炒い豆腐とうふ	haa1 joeng4 caau2 dau4 fu6	xiārén chǎo dòufǔ
Roast pigeon		乳ちち鴿どばと	乳ちち鸽	jyu5 gap3	rǔ gē
Roast suckling pig		燒しょう乳ちち豬	烧乳豬	siu1 jyu5 zyu1	shāo rǔ zhū
Seafood with bird's nest		海鮮かいせん雀すずめ巢す	海鮮かいせん雀すずめ巢す	hoi2 sin1 zoek3 caau4	hǎixiān quècháo
Shrimp with salt and pepper		椒はじかみ鹽しお蝦えび	椒はじかみ盐虾	ziu1 jim4 haa1	jiāo yán xiā
Sour spare ribs		生なま炒い排はい骨こつ	生なま炒い排はい骨こつ	saang1 cau2 paai4 gwat1	shēng chǎo páigǔ
Spare ribs with salt and pepper		椒はじかみ鹽しお骨こつ	椒はじかみ盐骨	ziu1 jim4 paai4 gwat1	jiāo yán gǔ
Squid with salt and pepper		椒はじかみ鹽しお魷魚	椒はじかみ盐鱿鱼	ziu1 jim4 jau4 jyu2	jiāo yán yóuyú
Yangzhou fried rice		揚あげ州しゅう炒飯ちゃーはん	扬州炒い饭	Joeng4 zau1 cau2 faan6	Yángzhōu chǎofàn

Dessert

After the evening meal, most Cantonese restaurants offer tong sui (糖とう水すい; táng shuǐ; tong4 seoi2; 'sugar water'), a sweet soup. Many varieties of tong sui are also found in other Chinese cuisines. Some desserts are traditional, while others are recent innovations. The more expensive restaurants usually offer their specialty desserts. Sugar water is the general name of dessert in Guangdong province. It is cooked by adding water and sugar to some other cooking ingredients.

English	Image	Traditional Chinese	Simplified Chinese	Jyutping	Pinyin
Black sesame soup		芝しば麻あさ糊のり		zi1 maa4 wu2	zhīmahú
Coconut pudding		椰汁糕		je4 zap1 gou1	yēzhīgāo
Double skin milk		雙そう皮かわ奶	双そう皮かわ奶	soeng1 pei4 naai5	shuāngpínǎi
Mung bean soup		綠豆りょくとう沙すな	绿豆沙すな	luk6 dau6 saa1	lǜdòushā
Red bean soup		紅べに豆まめ沙すな	红豆沙すな	hong4 dau6 saa1	hóngdòushā
Sago soup		西にし米べい露ろ		sai1 mei5 lou6	xīmǐlù
Shaved ice		刨冰		paau4 bing1	bǎobīng
Steamed egg custard		燉蛋	炖蛋	dan6 daan2	dùndàn
Steamed milk custard		燉奶	炖奶	dan6 naai5	dùnnǎi
Sweet Chinese pastry		糕點	糕点	gou1 dim2	gāodiǎn
Sweet potato soup		番ばん薯いも糖とう水すい		faan1 syu4 tong4 seoi2	fānshǔ tángshuǐ
Tofu flower pudding		豆腐とうふ花はな		dau6 fu6 faa1	dòufǔhuā
Tortoise Jelly		龜かめ苓膏	龟苓膏あぶら	gwai1 ling4 gou1	guīlínggāo

Delicacies

Certain Cantonese delicacies consist of parts taken from rare or endangered animals, which raises controversy over animal rights and environmental issues. This is often due to alleged health benefits of certain animal products. For example, the continued spreading of the idea that shark cartilage can cure cancer has led to decreased shark populations even though scientific research has found no evidence to support the credibility of shark cartilage as a cancer cure.

English	Image	Traditional Chinese	Simplified Chinese	Jyutping	Pinyin
Bird's nest soup		燕つばめ窝		jin1 wo1	yànwō
Braised abalone		燜鮑魚ぎょ	焖鲍鱼	mun6 baau1 jyu4	mèn bàoyú
Jellyfish		海うみ蜇		hoi2 zit3	hǎizhé
Sea cucumber		海参いりこ		hoi2 saam1	hǎishēn
Shark fin soup		魚さかな翅湯	鱼翅汤	jyu4 ci3 tong1	yúchì tāng

See also

• Cantonese culture
• Chinese food therapy
• Dim sum
• Hong Kong cuisine
• List of Chinese dishes
• Macanese cuisine
• Restaurant industry in Guangzhou

Further reading

• Eight Immortal Flavors: Secrets of Cantonese Cookery from San Francisco's Chinatown, Johnny Kan and Charles L. Leong. Berkeley, California: Howell-North Books, 1963