{{Short description|Popular dessert in Hong Kong}} {{Infobox prepared food | name = Mango pudding | image = Mango pudding.JPG | image_size = 250px | caption = | alternate_name = | country = Hong Kong | region = Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and southern China | creator = | course = Dessert | served = Cold | main_ingredient = Agar or gelatin, mangoes, evaporated milk, sugar | variations = | calories = | other = }} {{Chinese |c=1. 芒果布丁<br>2. 芒果布甸 |p=mángguǒ bùdīng |j=mong1 gwo2 bou3 ding1 |l=Mango pudding }}
'''Mango pudding''' is a popular dessert in Hong Kong.<ref name="foodtimeline"> {{cite web |url=http://www.foodtimeline.org/foodpuddings.html |title=puddings, custards & creams |first=Lynne |last=Olver |author-link=Lynne Olver |work=The Food Timeline |date=10 March 2012 |access-date=12 August 2012 }}</ref><ref name="cnn"> {{cite web |url = http://www.cnngo.com/hong-kong/eat/around-asiacitation |title = 8 bone-chilling summer desserts for Hong Kong |author = Andrew Dembina |work = CNN Go |date = 26 August 2010 |access-date = 12 August 2012 }}{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> There is very little variation between the regional mango pudding's preparation. The dessert is also found in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Macau and is often served as dim sum in Chinese restaurants.<ref name="cultural"> {{cite web |url = http://kaleidoscope.cultural-china.com/en/134Kaleidoscope9180.html |title = Mango Pudding |work = cultural-china.com |access-date = 12 August 2012 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120915074516/http://kaleidoscope.cultural-china.com/en/134Kaleidoscope9180.html |archive-date = 15 September 2012 }}</ref> The fresh variant is prepared by the restaurant or eatery and consists of agar or gelatin, mangoes, evaporated milk, and sugar.<ref name="Christine">{{cite web |url=http://en.christinesrecipes.com/2008/06/mango-pudding-chinese-style.html |title=Mango Pudding Recipe (Chinese Style) |author=Christine Ho |work=christinesrecipes.com |date=10 June 2008 |access-date=12 August 2012 }}</ref> In addition, fresh fruit such as mango, strawberries, berries and kiwifruit, are occasionally added as garnish. Served and eaten refrigerator cold, mango pudding has a rich and creamy texture.
Some Chinese restaurants make the mango pudding in fish shape because goldfish or koi expresses good luck in Chinese culture.<ref name="lurvely"> {{cite web |url=http://www.lurvely.com/photo/489245073/mango_pudding/ |title=Luckyfish |author=Degan Walters |work=lurvely.com |access-date=12 August 2012 }}</ref>
==In supermarkets== Outside of dim sum and other restaurants, mango pudding can also be purchased at most Asian grocery stores or supermarkets. They can be purchased as a powder, which requires the addition of boiling milk or water to the powder, or in ready-to-eat portions.<ref>{{cite web |title=Mango Pudding Mix |url=https://lobo.co.th/en/product/mango-pudding-mix/ |website=Lobo.co.th |publisher=Globo Foods Ltd. |access-date=2026-02-22}}</ref>{{dead link|date=February 2026}}
Factory-made mango pudding does not contain fresh mangoes and instead, consists of mango essence and either gelatin or agar.<ref>{{cite web |title=Lobo Mango Pudding Mix |url=https://www.sayweee.com/en/product/Lobo-Mango-Pudding-Mix/13768 |website=SayWeee |access-date=2026-02-22 |quote=Ingredients: Sugar, Non-dairy Creamer, Gelling Agent, Mango Flavor, Artificial Color.}}</ref>
==See also== {{portal|Food}} * Mango pomelo sago * List of Chinese desserts * List of desserts * List of fruit dishes
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