蛋挞 dàntǎ egg tart

Egg tarts are commonly seen at dim sum restaurants, but they are popular all over China. Even KFC sells them. They originally came from Portugal. When the Portuguese colonized Macau, a city in Guangdong that is akin to the Las Vegas of China, they brought their egg tart along with them. My feeling is the Portuguese one is better because it's sweeter. The Chinese are not big fans of dessert that is too sweet, so their egg tart is much more mild. Both egg tarts that are browned on the top and not browned are available.

烘豆花生冰沙 hōngdòu huāshēng bīngshā red bean and peanut ice sand

Bīngshā comes with many different toppings. This one is the deluxe version: boiled peanuts, red bean, pineapple, mango, boba, mochi, and sweetened condensed milk. Below is a mountain of finely pureed ice. We got this one at a restaurant chain in Shanghai called Bellagio, but many restaurants have their own versions of this snow cone-like dessert.