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India, Mumbai, Food, China, Choice of steamed, fried & baked Dim Sum with corresponding Dips
God created Food,
the Devil created Cooks,
…but Women give us the Inspiration.
Dim Sum ● literally meaning "to touch your heart", a delightful tradition that began in Chinese teahouses.
Dim Sum consists of a variations of dumplings, steamed dishes, other fried, baked or roasted goodies & a variety of famous egg custard tarts.
In the beginning a Cantonese custom, dim sum is inseparably linked to the Chinese tradition of "yum cha" meaning “drinking tea”.
Travellers along the legendary Silk Road needed a place to rest, teahouses began bouncing up along the roadside. Farmers, exhausted after long hard hours working in the fields, would also head to the local teahouse for an afternoon of tea & relaxing chats.
However, it took some centuries for the culinary art of Dim Sum to develop. Originally it was considered inappropriate to combine tea with food; in fact a famous third century Imperial physician claimed this would lead to excessive weight gain. Nevertheless, as tea's ability to aid in digestion & cleanse the palate became known, teahouse owners began adding a variety of snacks & the tradition of Dim Sum was born.
Today, predominantly in Shanghai & Hong Kong, Dim Sum is served throughout China, enjoying regional variations like Jiaozi Dumplings in Beijing, Pearl Balls & spicy Wontons, known as Huntuns in the Szechwan province, but it is a well-known fact, that the majority of the best Dim Sum can be found in Canton, with its wide assortment of sweet & savoury dishes ranging from meatballs to sweet cakes. Still, it is probably true that the best dim sum chefs are found in Hong Kong, where restaurants begin serving dim sum from early morning on.
When it comes to cooking methods, many of the dishes are mostly either steamed or deep-fried, but you'll find everything from steamed pork spareribs & Char Siu Bao, steamed buns with roast pork, or Har Gao, those perfect delicate shrimp dumplings with the translucent skin. Deep-fried treats include mini spring rolls & Wu Gok, a type of taro turnover, or wonderful shrimp dumplings wrapped in seaweed & topped with a dollop of salmon caviar. Finally, the dessert, Custard tarts are a must, like the mango or almond pudding.
…of course, Dim Sum are always washed down with copious amounts of green tea.
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🙏...Danke, Xièxie 谢谢, Thanks, Gracias, Merci, Grazie, Obrigado, Arigatô, Dhanyavad, Chokrane to you & over
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Phot.China.Dim.Sum.02.080521.0117.jpg
India, Mumbai, Food, China, Choice of steamed, fried & baked Dim Sum with corresponding Dips
God created Food,
the Devil created Cooks,
…but Women give us the Inspiration.
Dim Sum ● literally meaning "to touch your heart", a delightful tradition that began in Chinese teahouses.
Dim Sum consists of a variations of dumplings, steamed dishes, other fried, baked or roasted goodies & a variety of famous egg custard tarts.
In the beginning a Cantonese custom, dim sum is inseparably linked to the Chinese tradition of "yum cha" meaning “drinking tea”.
Travellers along the legendary Silk Road needed a place to rest, teahouses began bouncing up along the roadside. Farmers, exhausted after long hard hours working in the fields, would also head to the local teahouse for an afternoon of tea & relaxing chats.
However, it took some centuries for the culinary art of Dim Sum to develop. Originally it was considered inappropriate to combine tea with food; in fact a famous third century Imperial physician claimed this would lead to excessive weight gain. Nevertheless, as tea's ability to aid in digestion & cleanse the palate became known, teahouse owners began adding a variety of snacks & the tradition of Dim Sum was born.
Today, predominantly in Shanghai & Hong Kong, Dim Sum is served throughout China, enjoying regional variations like Jiaozi Dumplings in Beijing, Pearl Balls & spicy Wontons, known as Huntuns in the Szechwan province, but it is a well-known fact, that the majority of the best Dim Sum can be found in Canton, with its wide assortment of sweet & savoury dishes ranging from meatballs to sweet cakes. Still, it is probably true that the best dim sum chefs are found in Hong Kong, where restaurants begin serving dim sum from early morning on.
When it comes to cooking methods, many of the dishes are mostly either steamed or deep-fried, but you'll find everything from steamed pork spareribs & Char Siu Bao, steamed buns with roast pork, or Har Gao, those perfect delicate shrimp dumplings with the translucent skin. Deep-fried treats include mini spring rolls & Wu Gok, a type of taro turnover, or wonderful shrimp dumplings wrapped in seaweed & topped with a dollop of salmon caviar. Finally, the dessert, Custard tarts are a must, like the mango or almond pudding.
…of course, Dim Sum are always washed down with copious amounts of green tea.
👉 One World one Dream,
🙏...Danke, Xièxie 谢谢, Thanks, Gracias, Merci, Grazie, Obrigado, Arigatô, Dhanyavad, Chokrane to you & over
12 million visits in my photostream with countless motivating comments