Food Calories by Country

Hong Kong Food Calories

Hong Kong food is cha chaan teng breakfasts, dim sum trolleys, siu mei rice and street snacks, and most of it is heavier than it looks. A bo lo yau with its slab of butter is 400 calories. A baked pork chop rice with cheese is 900 plus. Har gow at 50 calories a piece is fine until the basket count hits double digits. This page ranks the dishes people actually order, lightest to heaviest inside each category.

Calorie figures come from the Hong Kong Centre for Food Safety nutrient database and the Department of Health EatSmart dish data, sized to a normal restaurant portion. Every page shows where the calories hide and how to order the same thing lighter.

Rice Meals Noodles Soups Meat, Grills & Lauk Snacks & Kuih Western & Burgers Drinks Desserts

Rice Meals 4 dishes, lightest first

800 kcal

Sweet and Sour Pork Rice (Gu Lou Yuk Fan)

per 1 plate (rice with sweet and sour pork)

930 kcal

Siu Mei Rice (Roast Pork Rice)

per 1 plate (roast pork on rice)

Claypot Rice (Bo Zai Fan)

per 1 pot (cured meat claypot rice)

Noodles 6 dishes, lightest first

450 kcal

Wonton Noodle Soup (Wan Tan Min)

per 1 bowl (thin noodles, 4 wontons, soup)

550 kcal

Beef Brisket Noodles (Ngau Lam Min)

per 1 bowl (thin egg noodles in soup)

570 kcal

Cart Noodles (Che Zai Min)

per 1 bowl (oil noodles, brisket, pork blood, choy sum, curry soup)

Luncheon Meat and Egg Instant Noodles (Chaan Daan Min)

per 1 bowl (instant noodles, 2 slices luncheon meat, 1 fried egg)

970 kcal

Beef Chow Fun (Gon Chau Ngau Ho)

per 1 plate

Soups 2 dishes, lightest first

90 kcal

Hong Kong Borscht (Lo Sung Tong)

per 1 bowl (250ml)

260 kcal

Century Egg and Pork Congee

per 1 bowl

Meat, Grills & Lauk 1 dish, lightest first

310 kcal

Swiss Wings (Sui Si Gai Yik)

per 3 wings

Snacks & Kuih 8 dishes, lightest first

120 kcal

Curry Fish Balls

per 1 skewer (6 balls with curry sauce)

130 kcal

Put Chai Ko (Red Bean Pudding Cake)

per 1 piece

174 kcal

Stinky Tofu (Chau Dau Fu)

per 1 street portion (about 3 pieces)

310 kcal

Pineapple Bun (Bo Lo Bao)

per 1 bun

350 kcal

Cocktail Bun (Gai Mei Bao)

per 1 bun

390 kcal

Bo Lo Yau (Pineapple Bun with Butter)

per 1 bun with butter

390 kcal

Egg Waffle (Gai Daan Zai)

per 1 full sheet

450 kcal

Zha Leung (Rice Roll with Fried Dough Stick)

per 1 plate (2 pieces)

Western & Burgers 4 dishes, lightest first

320 kcal

Macaroni in Soup with Ham

per 1 bowl

370 kcal

Tomato Beef Macaroni (Ke Ngau Tung)

per 1 bowl

580 kcal

Hong Kong French Toast

per 1 serving (2 slices with butter and syrup)

1300 kcal

Baked Pork Chop Rice

per 1 plate

Drinks 4 dishes, lightest first

110 kcal

Hong Kong Milk Tea

per 1 cup (hot, 240ml)

130 kcal

Yuenyeung (Coffee Milk Tea)

per 1 cup (hot, 240ml)

140 kcal

Hong Kong Iced Lemon Tea

per 1 glass (iced, 300ml)

260 kcal

Red Bean Ice

per 1 glass (300ml)

Desserts 1 dish, lightest first

250 kcal

Mango Pomelo Sago (Yeung Zi Gam Lou)

per 1 bowl (330g)

Hong Kong Food at a glance

There are 30 dishes ranked on this page. The lightest is Hong Kong Borscht (Lo Sung Tong) at 90 kcal per 1 bowl (250ml), the heaviest is Claypot Rice (Bo Zai Fan) at 1300 kcal per 1 pot (cured meat claypot rice), and the average lands around 477 calories a serving. 10 of them come in under 300 calories, and 8 are 600 or more.

That spread is the whole point. Two dishes off the same menu can be 1210 calories apart, which is more than most people's entire daily deficit. Knowing which is which costs you nothing and changes the outcome.

Common questions

What is the lowest calorie hong kong food option?

Hong Kong Borscht (Lo Sung Tong) is the lightest on this page at 90 calories per 1 bowl (250ml). There are 10 options here under 300 calories, so you have room to pick something you actually like.

What is the highest calorie hong kong food here?

Claypot Rice (Bo Zai Fan) tops the list at 1300 calories per 1 pot (cured meat claypot rice). 8 of the 30 dishes here are 600 calories or more, so it is worth checking before you order.

How many calories are in a typical hong kong food serving?

Across the 30 dishes on this page the average is about 477 calories per serving, with the middle of the pack around 390 (Bo Lo Yau (Pineapple Bun with Butter)). Figures are estimates for a normal portion.

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Calorie and macro figures are estimates for a typical cha chaan teng, dai pai dong or dim sum serving, based on the Hong Kong Centre for Food Safety nutrient database and the Department of Health EatSmart restaurant dish data. Actual numbers vary by stall, recipe and portion size. Use them as a guide, not gospel.