For those of you that are unfamiliar with Dim Sum, it’s similar to Tapas where you order a bunch of small dishes of food as a meal. Except, when you go to a Dim Sum restaurant, there are actually people pushing cart-full of different foods around and they come by your table and ask if you’re interested in any of what they have. If you are, you order it and they mark it on your tab.
Well, it’s perfectly good times if you’re one of those people that want to know what something looks like before you order it, or if you’re picky, because you can see and pick out exactly what you want and then eat it immediately!
Also, don’t forget to order some tea. After all, the tea part of it is actually a main part of Dim Sum. In mandarin, for example we call Dim Sum “飲茶” which literally translates to “Drinking Tea”.
So, have you been to Dim Sum? And what are your favorite dishes? Maybe Shu-mai? Maybe Radish cakes? Meatballs? Maybe even the chicken feet??
The Mouse
Thursday 7th of November 2013
Thanks for the shoutout.
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Tuesday 31st of July 2012
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sunstreakedworld
Monday 16th of July 2012
xiajiao of course :) egg tarts, of course, are good too.
Tina
Monday 16th of July 2012
Oh I forgot all about egg tarts! You mean these right: http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-w6l-bHpd5tk/Tblsdf-TcaI/AAAAAAAAAO8/Dd3WeOzqEus/s1600/egg-tarts.jpg ? LOVE them!
Carine
Monday 16th of July 2012
Wow everything looks so good! I'm hungry now :-)
Tina
Monday 16th of July 2012
I know me too! I'm on East Cost time so it is about lunch time too! Too bad there's no dim sum places around my workplace :/
kme141
Monday 16th of July 2012
While there are a lot of things about living in NYC that irk me, the food by far compensates for the crowds, the grit, and the anonymity of city living. Thanks for sharing this post! You have inspired me to grab a group of friends and wend my way to Chinatown for a Dim Sum date. One of my best Dim Sum partners doesn't eat beef, so we usually have a variety of pork and shrimp dishes. However, my all time favorite has got to be the sesame and sweet red bean buns that we get for dessert!
Tina
Monday 16th of July 2012
You know, I've never been to NYC before, but I know that when I do get the chance I will definitely be eating 99% of the time! Have fun at Dim Sum! There are plenty of non-beef dishes so you guys should be fine. Not sure if I'm thinking of the same thing when you said sesame and sweet red bean buns, but if you meant http://foodfrenzy.ocregister.com/files/2008/07/sesame-ball.jpg then YES, I love those too!