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Dim Sum to Order |
Above: "Dim-sum"
restaurants in Hong Kong are often packed with diners during lunch hour.
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 "Dim sum"
means "snacks" in Cantonese. People in Hong Kong like to go to dim sum
restaurants especially for breakfast, brunch, or lunch. In some restaurants, dim
sum are loaded in carts and pushed around for patrons to order, while in others,
you check what you want on a dim sum sheet and place the order with the waiter. Left: Chiu Chow style
dumplings ("Chiu Chau fun gwor")
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Above: shrimp
dumplings ("ha gau") |
Some typical "dim sum" to order include:
- spring rolls ("chun guen") - crunchy on the outside and soft on
the inside, much better than what you find in Chinese restaurant buffets in the
U.S.! A little dish of vinegar usually comes with it.
- shrimp dumplings
("ha gau") - usually contain just strimps inside; usually come in fours
- broth-filled dumplings ("goon
tong gau") - come in ones or fours, the single ones usually have shark's
fin in it
- pork dumplings ("siu my") - usually come in fours
- beef
/ shrimp / roast pork pasta ("cheung fun") - usually comes in three
6-inch long pieces
- roast pork bun ("cha siu bao") - usually
come in threes or twos
- roast pork pie ("cha siu so") - usually come in threes
- lotus leaf rice - rice cooked in a lotus leaf with some other ingredients
- water-chestnut cake ("ma tai go") - usually
come in threes, slightly sweet
- egg tart ("daan tard") - usually
come in threes, slightly sweet
- bean
curd gelatin ("tofu fa") - smooth, sweet.
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Above: roast
pork bun ("cha siu bao") |
Above: roast pork
pasta ("cha siu cheung fan") |
 
Above left: pork
dumplings ("siu my") Above right: spring rolls |
 
Above left: lotus seed paste buns ("lin yung bao"; sweet)Above right: roast pork pie ("cha siu so") |
Above: mini egg tarts |
Other
Chinese Food to Order Some good dishes (non-dim sum
dishes) to order in a typical Cantonese restaurant: - Chinese style
beef sirloin ("chung sik ngau lao") - slightly sweet and sour
- boneless
lemon chicken ("sai ling gin yuen gai")
- salt and garlic shrimp
("jiu yim ha") - usually deep fried
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