adobo

n.

A Philippine dish of marinated meat (pork or chicken) or fish seasoned with garlic, soy sauce, vinegar, and spices.

mooncake

n.

A Chinese cake-like confection that is traditionally eaten during the Mid-Autumn Festival, although mooncakes can be eaten at other times throughout the year as well.

crouton

n.

A small crisp piece of toasted or fried bread served in soup or salads.

whipped cream

n.

Cream that has been beaten until light and fluffy.

popcorn

n.

The kernels of a variety of corn, heated until they become puffy, then usually flavored with butter and salt and eaten as a snack.

cotton candy

n. American English

A light, very sweet candy of threaded sugar, often tinted with food coloring and twirled onto a stick.

British English: candy floss
Australian English: fairy floss

Also called spun sugar.

lollipop

n.

A confection consisting of a piece of hard candy attached to the end of a small stick.

Also called lolly.

popsicle

n. American English

A frozen water dessert on a stick that is colored and flavored. A frozen stick confection.

It is called a popsicle in the United States and Canada due to the early popularity of the Popsicle brand, and the word has entered the vernacular there to mean any ice pop, irrespective of brand.

Synonym:

UK: ice lolly
Australia: ice block, or icy pole
New Zealand: ice block
Ireland: ice pop

wedding cake

n.

A rich cake with two or more tiers and covered with frosting and decorations; served at a wedding reception.

A wedding cake is the traditional cake served to the guests at a wedding breakfast, after a wedding. It is usually a large cake, multi-layered or tiered, and heavily decorated with icing, occasionally over a layer of marzipan or fondant, topped with a small statue representing the couple.

Also known as bridecake.

egg tart

n.

A tart is a pastry dish, usually sweet, similar to a pie, but different in that the top is open and not covered with pastry.

cream puff

n.

1. A shell of light pastry filled with whipped cream, custard, or ice cream.

2. A weakling.

prawn

n.

Any of various edible crustaceans similar to but larger than the shrimps.

As used in commercial farming and fishery, the terms shrimp and prawns are generally used interchangeably. In European countries, particularly the United Kingdom, the word "prawns" is more commonly on menus than the term "shrimp", which is used more often in the United States. Australia and other commonwealth countries follow this European/British use to an even greater extent, using the word "prawn" almost exclusively.

shrimp

n.

Any of various small slender-bodied chiefly marine decapod crustaceans with a long tail and single pair of pincers. Shrimps are usually caught commercially and used for food, becoming pink when boiled.

intr.v.

To fish for shrimp.

jiaozi

n.

Jiaozi is a Chinese dumpling which consists of minced meat and chopped vegetables wrapped into a piece of dough.

Jiaozi are usually boiled or steamed. Jiaozi is a traditional dish for Chinese New Year's Eve. Family members would get together to make dumplings.

If they are shallow fried, they are called guotie or potstickers. Compared to wontons (dumplings served boiled in a soup), jiaozi have a thicker skin and are longer.