(Jessica Spengler/ Flickr) Shrimp dumpling (har gow, xia jiao)— One of the most popular dishes at dim sum, these are chunks of shrimp encased in a thin translucent dumpling wrapper and served in a ...

“Dim sum is part of Cantonese culture, full stop,” Mok says. Bamboo steamers are the backbones of the cultural mainstay that is dim sum. Head to Tuck Chong Sum Kee Bamboo Steamer Company in ...

Eating dim sum at a restaurant is often seen as a shared experience with no place for solo diners. Here's why that isn't quite the case anymore.

James Martin’s dim sum of steamed prawn parcels are served ... Place the parcels into a bamboo steamer over a pan of simmering water and cover. Steam for 4-5 minutes, or until the prawn mixture ...

At dim sum restaurants they add a dab of the roe ... by pressing it onto a work surface so it stands upright. Line a bamboo steamer (or a tiered metal steamer) with a circle of parchment paper ...

She added that in dim sum restaurants, lo bak gou is typically ... Steam the turnip cake over high heat for about 40 minutes. You can use a bamboo steamer or a wok with a lid.