蛋挞 (dàntà) · egg tart

Measure Word

一个蛋挞 gè

Meanings

1 egg tart

Made with

鸡蛋 jīdàn 面粉 miànfěn 黄油 huángyóu 牛奶 niúnǎi 淡奶油 dànnǎiyóu 白糖 báitáng

About the dish

港澳 Hong Kong and Macau · 甜品 Dessert

A small round tart of flaky wheat pastry filled with sweet, smooth egg custard, eaten warm or cold. The Portuguese style, the most common in mainland shops, has a creamy filling with dark caramelized spots on top.

Usually contains egg, milk and wheat

Characters

tart (loanword from English)

Examples

HSK 6

她在烤箱里烤了一盘蛋挞。

Tā zài kǎoxiāng lǐ kǎo le yì pán dàntà.

She baked a tray of egg tarts in the oven.

HSK 7-9

葡式蛋挞表面有焦糖斑点。

Púshì dàntà biǎomiàn yǒu jiāotáng bāndiǎn.

Portuguese egg tarts have caramelized spots on top.

Tips

culture

Two main styles: the Hong Kong version with smooth yellow custard in a shortbread or puff-pastry shell (a cha chaan teng staple), and the 葡式 (Macau / Lord Stow's) version with caramelized cream filling, brought via Portuguese Macau in 1989.

mistakes

挞 is officially pronounced tà, but very commonly heard as dàntǎ in Cantonese-influenced Mandarin. Either reading will be understood.