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Chinese bakeries in big cities like Hong Kong
Hong Kong

Hong Kong , officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located in Southern China in East Asia, bordering the province of Guangdong to the north and facing the South China Sea to the east, west and south....
, Guangzhou
Guangzhou

'Guangzhou' is the Capital and a sub-provincial city of Guangdong Province of China in the northern and southern China part of the People's Republic of China....
, Shanghai
Shanghai

Shanghai is the List of cities in the People's Republic of China by population in China and one of the List of metropolitan areas by population in the world, with over 20 million people....
, and across the world in Chinatown
Chinatown

A Chinatown is a section of an urban area with a large number of overseas Chinese residents, usually outside of Greater China. Chinatowns are present throughout the world, including those in East Asia, Southeast Asia, North America, South America, Australasia, and Europe....
s, serve traditional Chinese goods such as mooncake
Mooncake

Mooncakes are Chinese pastry traditionally eaten during the Mid-Autumn Festival. The festival is for lunar worship and moon watching; moon cakes are regarded as an indispensable delicacy on this occasion....
s, sun cakes, and wife cake
Sweet heart cake

A sweetheart cake or wife cake is a traditional Chinese pastry, is a big round Chinese pastry with flaky and thin skin made with winter melon almond paste, sesame and pork lard, spiced with five spice powder ....
s. Such establishments may also serve tea
Tea

Tea refers to the agricultural products of the leaves, leaf buds, and internodes of the Camellia sinensis plant, prepared and cured by various methods....
, coffee
Coffee

Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted seeds, commonly called coffee beans, of the Coffea. Caffeinated coffee has a stimulating effect in humans....
, and other drinks.

e are generally two types of Chinese bakeries: Hong Kong
Hong Kong

Hong Kong , officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located in Southern China in East Asia, bordering the province of Guangdong to the north and facing the South China Sea to the east, west and south....
 styled bakeries and Taiwan
Taiwan

Taiwan is an island in East Asia. "Taiwan" is also commonly used to refer to the country governed by the Republic of China and to the ROC itself, which governs the island of Taiwan, Orchid Island and Green Island, Taiwan in the Pacific Ocean off the Taiwan coast, the Penghu islands in the Taiwan Strait, and Kinmen and the Matsu Islands...
 styled bakeries. The baked goods in these two types of bakeries differ although they may sell some of the same goods.






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Chinese bakeries in big cities like Hong Kong
Hong Kong

Hong Kong , officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located in Southern China in East Asia, bordering the province of Guangdong to the north and facing the South China Sea to the east, west and south....
, Guangzhou
Guangzhou

'Guangzhou' is the Capital and a sub-provincial city of Guangdong Province of China in the northern and southern China part of the People's Republic of China....
, Shanghai
Shanghai

Shanghai is the List of cities in the People's Republic of China by population in China and one of the List of metropolitan areas by population in the world, with over 20 million people....
, and across the world in Chinatown
Chinatown

A Chinatown is a section of an urban area with a large number of overseas Chinese residents, usually outside of Greater China. Chinatowns are present throughout the world, including those in East Asia, Southeast Asia, North America, South America, Australasia, and Europe....
s, serve traditional Chinese goods such as mooncake
Mooncake

Mooncakes are Chinese pastry traditionally eaten during the Mid-Autumn Festival. The festival is for lunar worship and moon watching; moon cakes are regarded as an indispensable delicacy on this occasion....
s, sun cakes, and wife cake
Sweet heart cake

A sweetheart cake or wife cake is a traditional Chinese pastry, is a big round Chinese pastry with flaky and thin skin made with winter melon almond paste, sesame and pork lard, spiced with five spice powder ....
s. Such establishments may also serve tea
Tea

Tea refers to the agricultural products of the leaves, leaf buds, and internodes of the Camellia sinensis plant, prepared and cured by various methods....
, coffee
Coffee

Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted seeds, commonly called coffee beans, of the Coffea. Caffeinated coffee has a stimulating effect in humans....
, and other drinks.

Bakery types

There are generally two types of Chinese bakeries: Hong Kong
Hong Kong

Hong Kong , officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located in Southern China in East Asia, bordering the province of Guangdong to the north and facing the South China Sea to the east, west and south....
 styled bakeries and Taiwan
Taiwan

Taiwan is an island in East Asia. "Taiwan" is also commonly used to refer to the country governed by the Republic of China and to the ROC itself, which governs the island of Taiwan, Orchid Island and Green Island, Taiwan in the Pacific Ocean off the Taiwan coast, the Penghu islands in the Taiwan Strait, and Kinmen and the Matsu Islands...
 styled bakeries. The baked goods in these two types of bakeries differ although they may sell some of the same goods. For instance, the Bread Cake was developed in Taiwan styled bakeries while the Cocktail bun
Cocktail bun

The cocktail bun, a specialty of Hong Kong, originating in the 1950s, is a type of bun stuffed with a filling comprised of unsold buns, sugar, and shredded coconut....
 is a Hong Kong style product. Hong Kong, in particular drew its western influence from the pre-1997 British colonial and European style western pastries
Pastry

Pastry is the name given to various kinds of baking made from ingredients such as flour, butter, shortening, baking powder or Egg s. Small cakes, tarts and other sweet baked goods are called "pastries"....
. Another type is Malaysian
Malaysia

Malaysia is a federation that consists of States of Malaysia in Southeast Asia with a total landmass of . The capital city is Kuala Lumpur, while Putrajaya is the seat of the federal government....
 Chinese style bakeries which can be found in Malaysian cities with large Chinese populations, such as Penang
Penang

Penang is a States of Malaysia in Malaysia, located on the northwest coast of Peninsular Malaysia by the Strait of Malacca. Penang is the second smallest state in Malaysia after Perlis, and the eighth most populous....
, Ipoh
Ipoh

Ipoh is a city in Malaysia and is the capital of the state of Perak. It is approximately 200 km north of Kuala Lumpur via the North-South Expressway, Malaysia....
 and Malacca
Malacca

Malacca is the third smallest States of Malaysia, after Perlis and Penang. It is located in the southern region of the Malay Peninsula, on the Strait of Malacca....
 and offer certain innovations that cannot be found in China itself.

Eastern-origin pastry

  • Almond Biscuit
    Almond biscuit

    Almond biscuit is a type of Chinese bakery. The biscuit is one of the most standard pastries in Hong Kong, and can also be found in some Chinatown bakery shops overseas....
    : A golden, delicate cookie with a light almond taste.
  • Banana roll
    Banana roll

    Banana roll is a common Chinese pastry found in Hong Kong, and may occasionally be found in some overseas Chinatowns. The pastry is soft and made with glutinous rice....
  • Beef Bun
    Beef bun

    Beef bun is a type of Chinese pastry. It is one of the most standard pastries in Hong Kong and can also be found in most Chinatown bakery shops overseas....
  • Cha Siu Baau
    Cha Siu Baau

    Cha siu baau are Cantonese cuisine barbecue pork baozi . The buns are filled with barbecue-flavoured char siu. They are served as a type of dim sum during yum cha and are sometimes sold in Chinese bakery....
    : This bun can be steamed or baked and is filled with roast pork
    Char siu

    Char siu , otherwise known as barbecued pork in China or Chinese barbecued/roast pork outside China, is a popular way to prepare pork in Cantonese cuisine....
     and onions.
  • Cocktail Bun
    Cocktail bun

    The cocktail bun, a specialty of Hong Kong, originating in the 1950s, is a type of bun stuffed with a filling comprised of unsold buns, sugar, and shredded coconut....
    : These are sweet and filled with shredded coconut.
  • Cream Bun
    Cream bun

    Cream bun is a type of Chinese pastry. It is one of the most standard pastries in Hong Kong. It can also be found in most Chinatown bakery shops overseas....
  • Curry Beef Triangle
    Curry beef triangle

    Curry beef triangle is a type of Chinese bakery. It is one of the standard pastries in Hong Kong. Overseas, it is much more rare in Chinatown bakery shops....
  • Egg Tart
    Egg tart

    Egg tarts, custard tarts, or egg custard tarts are a kind of pastry popular in many parts of the world but particularly in Chinese and Western European cuisines....
    : This is a delicate pastry tart with a lightly sweet golden egg custard filling.
  • Ham and Egg Bun
    Ham and egg bun

    Ham and egg bun is a type of Chinese pastry. It contains a sheet of egg and ham. It is commonly found in Hong Kong as well as some Chinatown bakery shops overseas....
  • Lotus seed bun
    Lotus seed bun

    Lotus seed bun is a Chinese pastry found in Hong Kong, Taiwan, China. It is sometimes available in overseas Chinatowns. It can be classified as a dim sum, though not exclusively so....
  • Marry girl cake
    Marry girl cake

    Marry girl cake is a traditional Chinese pastry. It is considered one of the more ceremonial cakes used as gifts in the traditional Chinese wedding ceremony, hence the name....
  • Mooncake
    Mooncake

    Mooncakes are Chinese pastry traditionally eaten during the Mid-Autumn Festival. The festival is for lunar worship and moon watching; moon cakes are regarded as an indispensable delicacy on this occasion....
    : The traditional variations are heavy lotus seed paste filled pastry, sometimes with 1-2 egg yolks in its centre. Modern variations have altered both the pastry crust and filling for more variety. These are served at the Mid-Autumn Festival
    Mid-Autumn Festival

    The Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as the Moon Festival, or in Chinese, Zhongqiu Jie , is a popular harvest festival celebrated by Han Chinese people and Vietnamese people , dating back over 3,000 years to moon worship in China's Shang Dynasty....
    .
  • Nuo Mi Zi: A sweet glutinous rice dumpling with different fillings such as red bean paste, black sesame paste, and peanuts.
  • Paper Wrapped Cake
    Paper wrapped cake

    Paper wrapped cake is a type of Chinese pastry. It is one of the most standard pastries served in Hong Kong. It can also be found in most Chinatown bakery shops overseas. In essence, it is a chiffon cake baked in a paper cup....
    : Spongy and light, these are plain chiffon cakes wrapped in paper.
  • Peanut Butter Bun
    Peanut butter bun

    Peanut butter bun is a kind of Chinese pastry found in Hong Kong as well as Chinatown bakery shops overseas. The bun has layers of peanut butter fillings, sometimes with light sprinkles of sugar mixed with the peanut butter to add extra flavor....
  • Pineapple Bun
    Pineapple bun

    A pineapple bun is a kind of sweet pastry popular in Hong Kong, Macau, some other areas in northern and southern China, and in Chinese communities in North America....
    : This bun does not contain pineapples, but derived its name from the 'pineapple-like' appearance of the top which is a tender crispy, sweet, golden crust.
  • Pineapple Filled Bun
    Pineapple bun

    A pineapple bun is a kind of sweet pastry popular in Hong Kong, Macau, some other areas in northern and southern China, and in Chinese communities in North America....
    : Like a pineapple bun, except with fillings such as custard and red bean paste
    Red bean paste

    Red bean paste or Azuki bean paste is a sweet, dark red bean paste originating from China. It is used in Chinese cuisine, wagashi, and Korean cuisine....
    .
  • Sausage Bun
    Sausage bun

    Sausage bun is a type of Chinese pastry. It is essentially the equivalent of the American hot dog. It is found in Hong Kong as well as many Chinese bakeries overseas....
  • Sachima
    Sachima

    Sachima is a Chinese bakery found in many Chinese-speaking regions. Each regional cuisine has its own slightly different variation of this food, though the appearance of all versions is essentially the same....
  • Sou
    Sou (pastry)

    Sou is a type of dried flaky Chinese pastry found in a number of Chinese cuisine....
  • White Sugar Sponge Cake
    White sugar sponge cake

    White sugar sponge cake is a type of Chinese bakery. It is one of the most standard pastries in Hong Kong. Though overseas, it is much more rare in Chinatown bakery shops....
  • Wife Cake
    Sweet heart cake

    A sweetheart cake or wife cake is a traditional Chinese pastry, is a big round Chinese pastry with flaky and thin skin made with winter melon almond paste, sesame and pork lard, spiced with five spice powder ....
    : A round flaky pastry with a translucent white winter melon paste centre.
  • Zin Dou
  • Zong
    Zongzi

    Zong, or zongzi is a Cuisine of China, made of glutinous rice stuffed with different fillings and wrapped in bamboo leaves. They are cooked by steaming or boiling....


Western-influenced pastry

  • Swiss Roll
    Swiss roll

    Swiss roll is a type of sponge cake roll. The thin cake is made of eggs, flour and sugar and baked in a very shallow rectangular baking tray, and then usually filled with jam or butter cream, rolled up, and served in circular slices....
  • Maxim cakes
    Maxim's Catering

    Maxim's is Hong Kong's largest food & beverage corporation and restaurant chain. Founded in the 1950s by entrepreneurial brothers S.T. Wu,James T....
  • Napoleon
    Mille-feuille

    The Mille-feuille , Napoleon , vanilla slice, cream slice or custard slice is a pastry made of several layers of puff pastry alternating with a sweet filling, typically pastry cream, but sometimes whipped cream, or jam....


Drinks

  • Tea
    Tea

    Tea refers to the agricultural products of the leaves, leaf buds, and internodes of the Camellia sinensis plant, prepared and cured by various methods....
  • Bubble Tea
    Bubble tea

    Bubble tea Arelene, also called "Boba" tea, is a tea drink containing gelatinous tapioca pearls. It originated in Taiwan in the 1980s, spread to nearby East Asian countries, and migrated to Canada before spreading to Chinatown in New York City, then to various spots throughout the West Coast of the United States....
     (Boba): Large tapioca
    Tapioca

    Tapioca is a flavorless, colorless, odorless starch extracted from the root of the plant species Manihot esculenta. This species, native to South America, is now cultivated worldwide and has many names, including cassava, bitter-cassava, manioc, "mandioca", "aipim", "macaxeira", "manioca", "boba", "yuca" , "Sabudana" and "kappa"....
     pearls are served in tea with milk.
  • Milk tea
    Hong Kong-style milk tea

    Hong Kong-style milk tea, often known as dai pai dong milk tea, is a beverage originating from Hong Kong. It consists of black tea sweetened with evaporated milk, and is usually part of an lunch in Hong Kong tea culture....
    : black tea sweetened with sweet evaporated milk.
  • Coffee
    Coffee

    Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted seeds, commonly called coffee beans, of the Coffea. Caffeinated coffee has a stimulating effect in humans....
    : usually served with light cream.
  • Yuanyang
    Yuanyang (drink)

    Yuanyang is a popular beverage in Hong Kong, made of a mixture of coffee and Hong Kong-style milk tea. It was originally served at dai pai dongs and cha chaan tengs , but is now available in various types of restaurants....
    : a blend of tea and coffee, popular in Hong Kong
    Hong Kong

    Hong Kong , officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located in Southern China in East Asia, bordering the province of Guangdong to the north and facing the South China Sea to the east, west and south....
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