Chinese bakery products (Chinese: 中式糕點; pinyin: zhōng shì gāo diǎn; literally "Chinese style cakes and snacks" or Chinese: 唐餅; pinyin: táng bǐng; literally "Tang-style baked goods") consists of pastries, cakes, snacks, and desserts of largely Chinese origin, though some are derived from Western baked goods. Some of the most common Chinese bakery products include mooncakes, sun cakes, egg tarts, and wife cakes.
The Chinese bakeries that produce these products are present in countries of Chinese nationality and across the world in Chinatowns. The establishments may also serve tea, coffee, and other drinks.
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Although there are large overlaps in the products sold at Hong Kong-style and Taiwan-style baked goods, there nevertheless remains significant differences between the two types. For instance, bread cake and pineapple tart was developed in Taiwan-style bakeries, while the cocktail bun is a Hong Kong style product. Hong Kong bakeries have more western influence due to the 150 years of British rule that ended in 1997 and the presence of the former Portuguese colony of Macau just next to it. There are also regional differences in overseas cities with large Chinese presences, particularly those in Asia like Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Penang, Ipoh, Jakarta, and Bangkok.
The biggest influence of the West to Chinese "baking" was the introduction of the "oven". Most traditional Chinese foods were steamed, boiled or fried in a Wok. For example, a "bao" currently means a bun (steamed or baked) as found in a bakery, but to the Chinese from the northern regions of China it mostly means a steamed bun.