Dim sum is a unique Chinese style of cooking where food is usually served as small, bite-sized portions. The food is usually presented in steam baskets. I know when I go eat Dim Sum, I like to try everything! Here are some of the most popular Dim Sum dishes:
- Shrimp Dumplings- These are nearly transparent starch dumplings filled with shrimp and sometimes pork and bamboo.
- Pork Siu Mai- These are open-top dumplings completely filled with pork and/or shrimp. There may also be vegetables included as well. Definitely a must have when eating Dim Sum.
- Noodle Rolls- These are thin, slippery rice noodles filled with beef, shrimp, pork, mushrooms, or vegetables.
- Fried Sticky Rice- This is definitely my favorite dim sum dish of all time. This is sticky rice mixed with shrimp vegetables, and sometime pork.
- Sticky Rice Wrapped in Lotus Leaf- This is rice with pork, chicken, and mushrooms wrapped in a lotus leaf. Don’t eat the lotus leaf. Unwrap using utensils.
These are just some of the large variety of dim sum dishes there are to eat in a traditional Dim Sum restaurant. Stay tuned for Part II on the Dim Sum Guide. Until next time, 再见!
Sources:
http://www.dimsumcentral.com/dim-sum-menu-guide/
http://www.chicagotribune.com/dining/foodfocus/ct-dim-sum-guide-food-0222-20170216-story.html
I love dim sum! I didn’t know there was so much variety. Cool article!
I love eating dim sum! I especially love sui mai! 😀 Great article
Even though I’ve gone to dim sum restaurants many times before, I actually don’t know many dishes. Nice article!
Wow! I love eating dim sum! All these pictures are making me hungry. Nice article!!!
This article reminded me of our trip in 7th grade… Super interesting!
I really like to eat shrimp dumplings. Nice article and thanks for teaching me about more of the foods I like.
I love eating dumplings with my family, thanks for teaching me about how to make them.
Great article outlining the great foods available in dim sum. Sticky rice wrapped in lotus leaf looked especially yummy, and I’ll be sure to try that next time I go to dim sum.
Great article! Never had fried sticky rice before will get next time
Nice! I especially love eating the sticky rice wrapped in lotus leaf, but all those dishes are really good!
All these foods look delicious, especially the noodle rolls and the fried sticky rice. I didn’t know that the leaf the chefs wrap around the sticky rice is lotus.