When I’ve got the choice between a starter and a dessert, I’m most likely going to pick the starter. I’m more of a savoury than sweet person in general (nothing sweet about me! – unless it’s chocolate ... but that warrants a post by itself) so Dim Sum is right up my alley. If you are lover of Asian cuisine you are probably familiar with the concept, lots of small delectable dishes, a little taste of everything to share with a group of friends.
We headed down to Chinatown on Sunday for a friend’s birthday and made a beeline for our favourite Dim Sum restaurant. It’s not the trolley variety, I find they can be a bit hit and miss, but one where every dish is prepared fresh and served to your table straight away, steaming hot.
A large pot of jasmine tea is a must and plates and steamers filled with grilled dumplings, paper wrapped prawns, Vietnamese spring rolls, steamed prawns Fun Gor, scallop and yam croquettes, some mixed meat glutinous rice and a large plate of Singapore style fried noodles – I’m in heaven!
We ate our bodyweight in shellfish but hey, at an average price of less than £3.00 per dish you can afford to go nuts. I haven’t been brave enough to try the chicken feet yet but maybe one day ... or maybe not! In the meantime I play it safe and stick to what I know and like. So if you haven’t tried it yourself, go on, give it a go. Yum, yum!
Great post; makes me want to dim sum more!
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