點心; Dim Sum

A cantonese term, dim sum is usually a light meal or brunch eaten in the morning-to-early-afternoon with family or friends. I used to have dim sum meals every week with my family back when i was living with my grandmother. It was enjoyable because you get to share such a nice and enjoyable moment with your family members. It was like a family activity on every sunday morning for our family.

On we go with the introduction of dim sum. Dim sum usually includes buns such as bao, dumpling and rice rolls which contain a range of ingredients including chicken, pork, prawns and vegetarian options. Many dim sum restaurants also offer plates of steamed vegetables, roasted meat, congee porridge and other variety of snacks.People go yum cha when they are having meals in a Chinese teahouse or a dim sum restaurant, and tea is always served along with dim sum.

Dim sum can be cooked by a variety of ways namely steaming and frying and many other methods. The size of the dim sum are usually small and normally served as three or four pieces in one dish. It is customary to order family style, sharing dishes among all members of the dining party. Because of the small portions, people can try a wide variety of food.

Dim sum dishes can be ordered from a menu or sometimes the food is wheeled around on a mobile cart by servers. Dim sum is certainly a favourite breakfast choice for the chinese because people especially the elderly. I feel that dim sum is a really wonderful creation because not only it gives us to taste such great food with great tastes, it also helps to strengthen the relation between the family and friends and will always be one of the best type of food in my list for breakfast. Hope you enjoyed what i wrote on and find it informative.