Indulgences

1. 條頭糕

   diau6 deu6 kau1

   Tiaotougao (rice cake with sweet filling)

   Usage

   A long rice cake filled with sweet bean paste, a traditional Shanghai sweet

   Grammar Note

   條頭糕 is a Mandarin-origin name read with Shanghainese character readings.

2. 青團子

   chin1 doe6 tsy5

   Qingtuanzi (green rice ball)

   Usage

   A glutinous rice ball coloured green with mugwort, eaten around Qingming

   Grammar Note

   青團子 is a Mandarin-origin name read with Shanghainese character readings.

3. 定勝糕

   din6 sen5 kau1

   Dingshenggao (lucky rice cake)

   Usage

   A small moulded rice-flour cake for celebrations

   Grammar Note

   定勝糕 is a Mandarin-origin name read with Shanghainese character readings.

4. 海棠糕

   he5 daon6 kau1

   Haitanggao (mould-baked cake)

   Usage

   A sweet street cake baked in a flower-shaped mould

   Grammar Note

   海棠糕 is a Mandarin-origin name read with Shanghainese character readings.

5. 梨膏糖

   li6 kau1 daon6

   Ligaotang (pear-syrup candy)

   Usage

   A candy of pear syrup said to soothe the throat, sold around the City God Temple

   Grammar Note

   梨膏糖 is a Mandarin-origin name read with Shanghainese character readings.

6. 五香豆

   ng6 shian1 deu6

   Spiced beans (wuxiangdou)

   Usage

   Broad beans simmered in spices and dried, a popular souvenir

   Grammar Note

   五香豆 is a Shanghainese word.

7. 大白兔奶糖

   du6 baq8 thu5 na6 daon6

   White Rabbit milk candy

   Usage

   A famous milk candy from Shanghai, with an edible wrapper

   Grammar Note

   大白兔奶糖 is a Mandarin-origin name read with Shanghainese character readings.

8. 芝麻球

   tsy1 mo6 jieu6

   Sesame ball

   Usage

   A fried glutinous rice ball coated in sesame with sweet filling

   Grammar Note

   芝麻球 is a Mandarin-origin name read with Shanghainese character readings.

9. 糖藕

   daon6 ngeu6

   Sweet lotus root

   Usage

   Lotus root stuffed with glutinous rice and cooked sweet, served cold

   Grammar Note

   糖藕 is a Mandarin-origin name read with Shanghainese character readings.

10. 鬆糕

    son1 kau1

    Songgao (steamed sponge cake)

    Usage

    A soft sweet steamed rice-flour cake

    Grammar Note

    鬆糕 is a Shanghainese word.

11. 月餅

    yoq8 pin5

    Mooncake

    Usage

    A pastry for the Mid-Autumn Festival with sweet or savoury fillings

    Grammar Note

    月餅 is a Shanghainese word.

12. 湯糰

    thaon1 doe6

    Tangyuan (sweet rice ball)

    Usage

    Glutinous rice balls with sesame filling, eaten at the Lantern Festival and winter solstice

    Grammar Note

    湯糰 is a Shanghainese word.

13. 酒釀

    cieu5 gnian6

    Jiuniang (sweet fermented rice)

    Usage

    Fermented sweet glutinous rice, often cooked with small rice balls

    Grammar Note

    酒釀 is a Shanghainese word.

14. 楊梅

    yan6 me6

    Yangmei (Chinese bayberry)

    Usage

    A red fruit in season in early summer, eaten fresh or pickled

    Grammar Note

    楊梅 is a Shanghainese word.

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