Sweets & desserts 甜点糖果

Regional cakes, sweet bowls, pastries and confectionery.

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AI illustration: Small rectangular and irregular pieces of sesame or peanut brittle and puffed-rice candy on a simple plate.
Xinjiang

Walnut Candy Slab 核桃麻糖

Walnut Candy Slab (核桃麻糖) is matang, a Uyghur sweet of walnut kernels set in thick sugar syrup, also called hetao marentang (核桃玛仁糖).

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Photograph of Egg tart (蛋挞).
Hong Kong

Egg tart 蛋挞

The filling is smooth, tender and egg-sweet, contrasting with a crisp or crumbly shell. A fresh tart is often warm without a heavily scorched top.

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Serradura · 木糠布甸 · AI dish illustration
Macau

Serradura 木糠布甸

The dessert is creamy and sweet, with fine sandy crumbs that soften slightly against the dairy layers. It is rich despite its airy appearance.

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A tray of Portuguese egg tarts with caramelised tops
Macau

Portuguese Egg Tart 葡式蛋挞

Portuguese Egg Tart (葡式蛋挞) is a small puff-pastry tart found in Macau (澳门) and across the Portuguese-speaking world. Its characteristic dark surface comes from sugar caramelising under strong heat.

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Peanut Brittle (花生糖) — dish photograph
Macau

Peanut Brittle 花生糖

Peanut Brittle (花生糖) is a crisp, sweet snack and gift food in Macau (澳門). The Macao Cultural Affairs Bureau identifies peanut kernels and granulated sugar as its main ingredients, and describes a handcraft based on roasting, cooking sugar, mixing, pressing and cutting.

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