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Chinese Snacks Menu

China has many interesting, original and tasty snacks, many of which are more nutritious and natural than chocolate, sweets and crisps. A broad selection are listed below with Chinese romanization, pronunciation and Chinese characters. Chinese snacks are often sold in small shops on the backstreets or at mobile roadside stalls.

Chinese Snacks

English	Chinese	Pronunciation	Characters
Taiwanese Meatballs	Rou Yuan	Roh ywen	肉圆
Rice and Meat Dumplings	Rou Wan	Roh wann	肉丸
Smelly Tofu	Chou Doufu	Choh doh-foo	臭豆腐
Tofu Pudding	Douhua	Doh-hwaa	豆花
Dried Tofu	Doufu Gan	Doh-foo gan	豆腐干
Oily Bean Curd	You Doufu	Yoh doh-foo	油豆腐
Spicy Hot Bean Curd	Ma La Doufu	Maa laa doh-foo	麻辣豆腐
Soybean Milk	Doujiang	Doh-jyang	豆浆
Fried Bread Stick	Youtiao	Yoh-tyaoww	油条
Prawn Crackers	Xia Pian	Sshyaa pyen	虾片
Shrimp Balls	Xia Qiu	Sshyaa chyoh	虾球
Spring Rolls	Chunjuan	Chwnn jwen	春卷
Egg Rolls	Dan Juan	Dan jwen	蛋卷
Steamed Buns	Mantou	Man-toh	馒头
Steamed Stuffed Buns	Baozi	Baoww-dzrr	包子
Clay Oven Rolls	Shaobing	Shaoww-bing	烧饼
Salty Rice Pudding	Wan Gao	Wan gaoww	碗糕
Rice Tube Pudding	Tong Zai Mi Gao	Tong dzeye mee gaoww	筒仔米糕
Rolling Donkey (Fried Chopped Rice Cake)	Lu Dagun	Loo da-gwnn	驴打滚
Red Bean Cake	Hongdou Gao	Hong-doh gaoww	红豆糕
Green Bean Paste Cake	Lvdou Gao	Lyoo-doh gaoww	绿豆糕
Glutinous Rice Cakes	Nuomi Gao	Nwor-mee gaoww	糯米糕
Fried White Radish Patty	Luobo Gao	Lwor-bor gaoww	萝卜糕
Taro Cake	Yutou Gao	Yoo-toh gaoww	芋头糕
Eight Treasures Ice Lolly	Babao Bing	Baa-baoww bing	八宝冰
Red Bean with Milk Ice Lolly	Hongdou Niunai Bing	Hong-doh nyoh-neye bing	红豆牛奶冰
Candied Gourd on a Stick	Bingtang Hulu	Bing-tung hoo-loo	冰糖葫芦