Sweet Recipes

The crown jewel of Hong Kong bakeries. A perfectly flaky, crumbly shortcrust pastry shell filled with a bright yellow, impossibly silky, wobbly sweet egg custard.

A classic dim sum and bakery treat. Deep-fried glutinous rice balls covered in white sesame seeds, boasting a crispy, nutty exterior, a chewy mochi-like shell, and a sweet red bean filling.

The indispensable delicacy of the Mid-Autumn Festival. A dense, rich pastry with a beautiful, intricately patterned soft crust, stuffed with sweet lotus seed paste and salted egg yolks.

A very traditional, crunchy, deeply fried dough snack twisted into a beautiful braid. Famous in Tianjin, it can be made sweet with sugar and sesame, or savory with five-spice.

The iconic Northern Chinese winter street snack. Tart, bright red hawthorn berries skewered on bamboo sticks and coated in a shatteringly crisp, transparent shell of hard sugar candy.

The global phenomenon from Taiwan. A refreshing, creamy, sweet iced black tea filled with chewy, caramelized tapioca pearls.