Chinese Dim Sum & Dishes-Dessert

Dessert is the finale of a meal. Macao has developed its dessert culture for a long time, meaning there are so many different types of desserts, more than you can imagine.

Some travelers say they come to Macao just for the desserts. Let’s journey into a sweetness that can never be escaped.

For your reference, some Cantonese restaurants have dessert menus on the Dim Sum menu. If you can’t find the dessert you want, make sure to check with the waiter.

Chilled Mango and Sago Cream with Pomelo

Normally it’s called Sago. It’s a dessert with mango juice mixed with coconut milk and grape fruit pulp and various sliced fruits, eaten with a spoon. The taste varies by restaurant, with some places adding a lot of coconut milk in to enhance the smoothness and some places adding sour fruits like pineapple to make it more refreshing.

Egg Custard Bun

It’s a Dim Sum-style dessert full of custard cream inside a steamed bun. Recently, it has become more high quality, with milk cream added to custard.

Pumpkin Cake

It’s a glutinous rice ball made out of ground old pumpkin. It has the sweetness of old pumpkin and the softness of glutinous rice - it’s a comfort food.

Chilled Sweetened Bean Curd Flavored with Almond

It’s an unfamiliar tofu dessert. It’s soft tofu covered with ground almond sweet sauce. The soft texture of tofu and almonds make for a harmonized flavor.

Steamed Milk Pudding

This is well known as milk pudding to travelers. It’s translated as pudding but it’s closer to heated milk. Many people are crazy about it, with its soft texture and the unique sweetness of the milk flavor.