If you've never been to a Dim Sum restaurant before, the number of choices can be a little overwhelming. If you can't tell a good jeu ci gaau from a ciu zau fan gwo, this video can set you straight.

It's impossible to ignore what is arguably the best hot breakfast of all: the tradition of Chinese dim sum. Dim sum (which technically translates to "point of the heart") can be a disorienting ritual: ...

My memories of dim sum date back to childhood, when I would spend many a summer in Hong Kong visiting my grandparents. We would go out to dim sum for lunch just about every day with an array of ...

Did you know that some 2,500 years ago, dim sum was an exclusive luxury made only for the emperor and his family as well as the wealthy? Although believed to have originated in Canton, the dish is ...

There is, as always, a bunch of fun articles in the most recent issue of Lucky Peach (theme: Chinatown), with the most handy being Carolyn J. Phillips's succinct guide to dim sum that doubles as a ...

Dim sum is the style of Chinese cuisine identified by steamer baskets filled with dumplings and small plates that’s fully experiential at its best and worst. If your earliest memories of Sunday brunch ...

Chinese radish (or, sometimes, taro root) is shredded, boiled, mixed with rice flour and Chinese sausage, molded, sliced, and pan-seared. You’ll typically receive Jasmine green tea at the start of ...

What’s not to like about simmering hot tea, savory, steamed gow gee and marinated chicken feet? Dining without adventure is no fun. If you’re looking for an authentic Chinese culinary experience — or ...

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