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    Cantonese

    As a Cantonese American, these recipes are near and dear to my heart. They're homey and comforting, especially because most of them feature soft textures or are soups. My personal favorites are the nian gao, hong dou tang, and haam yu chow faan.

    Hand holding a circular pastry with sesame seeds on top. There's a vase of sunflowers in the background.

    Wife Cakes (Lou Po Beng)

    White bowl filled with white cubes of almond tofu, berries and brown sugar syrup.

    Almond Tofu

    These Hong Kong style dan tats, or egg custard tarts, pair silky smooth, eggy custard with flaky, crispy pastry. #dantat #chinese #dessert #custard

    Hong Kong Style Dan Tats (Egg Tarts)

    A white bowl filled with pale yellow mango coconut smoothie topped with mango and pomelo chunks.

    Mango Pomelo Sago

    No mai fan, or Chinese sticky rice, is a dim sum staple and major comfort food. #nomaifan #chinesestickyrice #chinese

    No Mai Fan

    Hong dou tang is a category of tong sui, or sweet Chinese soups. This one has sweet red beans, and unfilled tong yuen (think chewy mochi balls!).

    Hong Dou Tang - Sweet Red Bean Soup

    This taro cake is a savory taro-based dish that you typically have at dim sum, stuffed with salty sausage, chewy mushrooms and starchy chunks of taro!

    Taro Cake - Wu Tau Gou

    This salted fish fried rice is a tasty Cantonese way to make fried rice, and tastes savory from the salted fish (haam yu) and sausage (lap cheong).

    Salted Fish Fried Rice (Haam Yu Chow Faan)

    Hands cupping mug of reddish brown tea.

    Red Date Longan Tea

    White dumpling coated in coconut shreds filled with chopped peanuts in a pink cupcake liner.

    Loh Máih Chìh (Nuò Mǐ Cí)

    Glass of creamy tan coffee milk tea with ice cubes.

    Coffee Milk Tea - Yūn Yēung

    Happy Chinese New Year! Celebrate with nian gao, a chewy sweet rice cake dessert. #chinesenewyear #niangao #ricecake #chinesefood

    Nián Gāo

    Bowl filled with tan colored lotus seed and egg soup and a white soup spoon.

    Lotus Seed Egg Dessert

    Bowl filled with coconut milk, lilac taro chunks and clear sago.

    Taro Sago

    White dumplings (tāng yuán) in a clear broth with sweet potato and ginger.

    Black Sesame Coconut Tāng Yuán

    Clear glass filled with white tapioca pudding and bright red strawberry slush and sliced strawberries.

    Coconut Sago with Strawberry Slush

    This shiitake dun dan (Asian steamed egg with mushrooms), is soft and silky, perfect with a heaping bowl of rice on the side. #mushrooms #dundan #steamedegg #vegetarian

    Chinese Steamed Egg

    Red bean coconut milk popsicles are a creamy two-ingredient treat made of sweet cooked red beans and decadent coconut milk.

    Red Bean Coconut Milk Popsicles

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