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This is a list of Chinese and Chinese-influenced dishes in Sino-Mauritian cuisine:

Main dishes

Poultry and eggs

Name in Mauritius Mandarin Chinese English Description Image
Dizef rouge 紅蛋,
紅雞蛋
Chinese red eggs Hard boiled egg, dyed red and eaten with pickled ginger; shared with family members during a child's one-month old celebration.' Red eggs
Chicken cooked in rice wine and ginger Chicken cooked in rice wine and ginger; eaten during a child's one-month-old celebration.'

Rice

Name in Mauritius Mandarin Chinese English Description Image
Bol renversé (lit. upside down bowl) Magic bowl Rice-based dish served with a stir-fry sauce, similar to chop suey. Can contain meat, poultry, vegetables such as bok choy, and mushrooms. Usually topped with a fried egg. Bol-renverse
Briyani porc Pork biryani Localization of Indian biryani; contains pork instead of beef or chicken
Diri blanc 米饭 (mifan) White rice Plain, steamed white rice; a staple food
Diri frir 炒饭 (chaofan) Chinese fried rice Basic Chinese fried rice
Chicken fried rice with tomato chutney Localization of Chinese fried rice, eaten with fresh tomato chutney
Moonfan 闷饭 (munfan)
Riz cantonais 广式炒饭 (Guangdong shi chaofan) Cantonese-style fried rice

Noodles

Type Name in Mauritius Mandarin Chinese English Description Image
Rice flour Meefoon frir 炒米粉 Fried meefoon Fried rice vermicelli noodles
Saho foon 沙河粉 (shahe fen)
Wheat flour Mine bouilli Boiled noodles Boiled noodles served without broth
Mine bouilli poulet

(lit. boiled noodles with chicken).

Boiled noodles with chicken Boiled noodles served without broth, topped with chicken
Mine frire 炒面 (chaomian) Chow mein A min frit janv 21

Dumplings

Type Name in Mauritius Mandarin Chinese English Description Image
Seafood Boulette poisson,
Van yen
鱼丸 (yuwan),
鱼圆
Fish ball
En pow niuk Steamed fish fingers
Haw gao 蝦餃 (xiajiao) Har gow Dumpling that typically contains prawn Ha Gow (Cantonese Shrimp Dumplings).jpeg
Meat Boulette la vianne Hakka-style beef ball
Kiow Jiaozi Jiaozi
韭菜雞肉餃 (jiucai jirou jiao) Leek and chicken dumplings
Smiling char siu bao 開口笑叉燒包 Char siu bao.jpg
Spare pork ribs 清蒸排骨
Wantan Huntun / yuntun Wonton
Xiao loong bao 小笼包 (xiaolong bao) Xiaolong bao Small baozi served in dim sum Xiaolongbao-breakfast.jpg
Braised chicken feet 紅燒鳳爪
Mixed vegetables and meat Nioukyen,
Boulette chou chou
肉丸,
肉圓
Traditional Hakka dish made of chayote and mixed with pork or chicken
Saw maï,
Siu mai
烧卖 (shaomai) Shumai Typically contains prawn, pork, or chicken, but can be vegetarian
Steamed stuffed chilli 釀辣椒 Stuffed green chilli, typically filled with pork
Steamed stuffed eggplant 釀茄子 Steamed stuffed eggplant, typically filled with fish
Yong foo gah 酿苦瓜 (niang gu gua) Stuffed bitter gourd Hakka-style dish of bitter gourd stuffed with shrimp and fish paste
Rice Tangyuan 汤圆 (tangyuan) Glutinous rice ball Chinese Tangyuan.jpeg
Sticky rice with lotus leaf 荷葉糯米飯
Zong Zongzi Zongzi Two types: sweet (Hakka-style) and salty (Cantonese-style); the sweet version is eaten with peanut powder. Wrapped in fatak leaves. Dumplings 2.jpg
Tofu Teofu 純豆腐 (chun doufu) Tofu Extra soft tofu, often in small pieces
Teokon 豆干 Silken tofu Firm to extra firm tofu, often cubed Blanched tofu.jpg
Teokon farci,
Nyong teokon
酿豆腐 (niangtoufu) Yong tau foo Extra firm tofu filled with ground meat (e.g. pork) mixture or fish paste Ntofu.jpg

Buns and bread

Type Name in Mauritius Mandarin Chinese English Description Image
Steam bun Bao,
Pao
Baozi / bao Baozi Salty bao: a steam bun filled with chicken or pork, Chinese sausage, black mushroom, and soy egg (dizef roti)
豆沙包 (dousha bao) Sweet bao: typically filled with red bean paste
Bao char siu 叉燒包 (chāshāo bao) Cha siu bao Salty bao steamed buns usually filled with char siu (BBQ pork) Steamed roast pork bun.jpg
Gua bao

Side dishes

Cooking Method Name in Mauritius Mandarin Chinese English Description Image
Braised/ Roasted Cha siu,
Char siew,
Cha shao
叉烧 (chāshāo) Char siu Cantonese-style barbecued pork Charsiu.jpg
Crispy chicken 脆皮雞 Crispy Cantonese-style roast chicken
Foong moon choo niouk 红焖猪肉 (hongmen zhurou) Red braised pork Hakka-style red braised pork; pork belly or brisket cooked with sweet rice wine and rice rice (kiouk)
Moy choy niouk 梅菜扣肉 (meicai gourou) Hakka-stye fatty pork slices (typically pork belly) with dried mustard greens
Jiaoling (蕉岭)-style Meicai gourou A variation where the pork slices are hidden under the mustard greens
Peking duck 北京烤鴨
Roast duck 烧鸭 (shaoya)
Siuyuk,
Siuyok,
Shao zhu
燒肉 (shao rou) Siu yuk Crispy pork belly Shaorou
Curing Saucisse sinwa,
Lap cheong
腊肠 (lachang) Chinese sausage Southern Chinese sausage
Deep fried Shrimp fooyang 蝦芙蓉蛋
Salt-crust Yam kuk gai 鹽焗雞/盐焗鸡 (yán jú jī) Salt-baked chicken
Steamed Pak cham gai 白切鸡 (baiqieji) White cut chicken Steamed chicken
Steamed fish 蒸鱼 (zhengyu) A steamed fresh whole fish
Steamed fish with ginger and green onion 清蒸魚 (qing zhengyu) A steamed fresh whole fish with fresh ginger and green onion
Stir fry Black bean squid Calamari with black bean sauce
Poisson black bean Black bean fish Stir-fried fish with black bean sauce
Prawns in garlic and butter Tiger prawns stir-fried in garlic and butter
Chop suey
Zhai 罗汉菜 (luohan cai) Buddha's delight
Sweet and sour (called Aigre-doux) Sweet and sour fish 糖醋魚 A sweet-and-sour dish made with fish filet, vegetables, and pineapple
Sweet and sour lobster
Sweet and sour squid
Preserved food Dizef cent ans 皮蛋 (pidan) Century eggs Century eggs eaten with pickle ginger Century eggs with pickle ginger.jpg
Pickle ginger Gari ginger.jpg

Preserved vegetables

Name in Mauritius Mandarin Chinese English Description Image
Meicai gan 梅菜干 Meigan cai Dry pickled Chinese mustard
Dried mooli 萝卜干 (luobo gan) Preserved salted daikon radish
Hamchoy Salted mustard greens

Soups and broths

Type Name in Mauritius Mandarin Chinese English Description Image
Bean Adzuki bean soup 红豆 (hongdou tang) Sweet adzuki bean soup Redbeansoupdessert.jpg
Mung bean soup 綠豆湯 (ludou tang) Sweet soup made from mung bean
Fungus Snow fungus soup 银耳汤 (yin er tang) Savoury soup made from snow fungus
Noodle Bouillon meefoon 米粉湯 Meefoon soup Rice vermicelli noodle soup
Wonton noodle soup 雲吞湯麵
Meat Hot and sour soup 酸辣汤 (suanla tang) Hot and sour soup with chicken
Moon kiow Deep-fried dumpling soup
Sui kiow 水饺 (shuijiao)
Wonton soup 雲吞湯 Wontons in a broth
Swallow nest soup
Rice La soup diriz;
Jook
粥 (zhou) Rice congee Plain rice porridge
Seafood Bouillon boulette poisson Fishball soup Fishballs cooked in a broth
Shark fin soup Chinese cuisine-Shark fin soup-01.jpg
Vegetable-based
(may contain meat or poultry)
Bouillon donghua Winter melon soup
La soup maïs 鸡蛋玉米羹 Corn soup with chicken

Pastries, desserts, snacks and appetizers

Appetizers

Name in Mauritius Mandarin Chinese English Description Image
Crevette tempura 黃金麵包粉炸蝦 Shrimp tempura Deep fried breaded prawns
Crispy beef
Crispy chicken
Crispy squid
Croquette crevette 粉漿酥炸蝦 Prawn croquette
Dizef roti (lit. roasted egg) 卤蛋 (ludan) Soy egg
Dizef roti mimosa (lit. roasted mimosa egg) Local variation of the Chinese soy egg, prepared to look like a mimosa egg
Hakien Spring roll Hakka Sino-Mauritian version of the spring roll
Wonton frir 酥炸雲吞 (suzha yuntun) Fried wonton

Savoury snacks

Name in Mauritius Mandarin Chinese English Description Image
Chipek,
Sipek
Prawn cracker
Gato arouille,
Voo yan
Taro root fritters Deep-fried taro balls
Gato crab
Gato cravate sale
Gato les doigts,
Yiw tia cu
油条 (youtiao) Youtiao Long strips of deep-fried dough
Za teokon 炸豆干 (zha dougan) Fried tofu

Pastries, desserts, and sweet snacks

Name in Mauritius Mandarin Chinese English Description Image
Almond biscuit Chinese almond biscuit
Gai dan gow 鸡蛋糕 (jidan gao) Steamed egg sponge cake
Gato cravate sucre
Gato la cire Niangao Niangao
Tiam pan 甜粄 (tianban) Hakka-style glutinous rice cake; brown in colour
Gato la lune Chu chong kau/ Chu chong kow 豬腸糕 Hakka-style mooncake that looks like a white finger or Chinese banana roll (香蕉糕) 印尼邦加島客家豬腸糕.jpg
Chinese Banana Roll.jpg
Kwi Fa kow
Ngin piang 五仁饼 (wu ren bing) Five nut moon cake Mooncake with 5 ingredients
Niat Kwong kow (lit. "Moon light cake") Yueguangbing

(Chinese: 月光饼; lit. 'moonlight cake')

Hakka-style mooncake made of rice powder that looks like a white, flat disc; can be adorned with designs of animals and flowers
Niat piang 月饼 (yuebing) Mooncake Cantonese-style moon cake commonly filled with:
  • double egg-yolk
  • lotus paste
  • lotus paste with egg-yolk
  • red bean paste
  • peanuts
Mooncake.jpg
Nion Chee Kow/

Gato capsule

Used to be molded in Coca-Cola bottle caps, hence the name gato capsule
Voo ma Kow Wu ma gao Cake filled with black sesame paste and covered with white sesame seeds
zhixingao (直心糕) 白切糕 (bai qie gao) Sliced white moon cake, filled with a thick layer sweet paste and containing black sesame seeds
Gato macaroni 沙琪玛 (shaqima) Sachima Sachima.jpg
Gato pandan 班蘭蛋糕 (banlan dangao) Pandan cake HK 鑽石山 Diamond Hill 上元街 Sheung Yuen Street 大磡道 Tai Hom Road Toast Box Bakery green Pandan Cake 荷里活廣場 Plaza Hollywood December 2020 SS2 02.jpg
Gato zinzli Jien-yan-e (煎丸欸) Jiandui Sesame ball Sesame ball made of sweet potato, glutinous rice, or red bean paste. Deep fried until slightly chewy and crispy, and coated with sesame seeds. Sesame balls.jpg
笑口棗 (kai kou xiao) Smiling sesame balls Deep fried sesame ball which split as if it is laughing
Mi gau ban 味酵粄 (weijiaoban) Hakka-style sweet and savoury steamed rice cake
Pak tong pan Water-bath glutinous rice cake
Poutou rouge,
Poutou chinois
Pot pan (發粄/发粄) 发糕 (fa gao) Fa gao Typically pink in colour in Mauritius; eaten year-round, but especially during Chinese New Year. Poutou Chinois
Sagoo au lait de coco 西米露 Sai mai lo Dessert containing sago and coconut milk Sago Soup.jpg
Steamed rice cake 蒸糯米糕 Steamed glutinous rice cake
Teosa,
Towsa
Teosa piang Flaky pastries filled with sweet lentil paste
清明粄 (qingmingban) Hakka-style sweet snack which looks like a green, flat disc
印花粄 (yìnhuābǎn) Hakka-style sweet snack; white and round, with an embossed print on the top surface

Traditional Chinese sweets

Type Name in Mauritius Mandarin Chinese English Description Image
Candy Sesame seed candy 花生芝麻糖 Brittle, nougat-like bar containing sesame seeds Nougat Chinois.jpg
Peanut candy 花生糖 Brittle, nougat-like bar containing peanuts 花生糖.jpg
Gato la lune,
Fan teow tang
花生芝麻糖 Brittle, nougat-like bar containing both peanuts and sesame seeds Peanut-&-White-Sesame-Candy.jpg
Imported products Chin pui mui Chan Pui Mui preserved plum A sweet, preserved plum (Chan Pui Mui brand)
Li hing mui 白话梅 Salted dried plum Chinese preserved plum snack.jpg
Losti Haw flakes Traditional Chinese sweet made from the fruit of the Chinese hawthorn Hawflakes

Beverages

Name in Mauritius Mandarin Chinese English Description Image
Bubble tea
Chrysanthemum tea
Green tea 绿茶 (lu cha)
Jasmine tea
La mousse noir Grass jelly drink
Leung cha 涼茶 (liangcha)
Soymilk

Sauce and condiments

Name in Mauritius Mandarin Chinese English Description Image
Black bean sauce 蒜蓉豆豉酱 (suanrong douchijiang)
Char siu sauce 叉烧酱 (chashao jiang)
Green chilli paste Spicy dipping sauce
Hoisin sauce 海鲜酱 (haixianjiang)
La sauce l'ail Dipping sauce, usually eaten with fried food La Marmite Mauricienne (Flic-en-Flac) – Mauritian sauce à l'ail
Oyster sauce 蚝油 (haoyou)
Plum sauce 苏梅酱 (sumei jiang)
Red chilli paste Spicy dipping sauce
Siaw 生抽 Light soy sauce
Siaw noir 老抽 Dark soy sauce
Siaw poisson 鱼露 Fish sauce

See also

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