Have you ever eaten Dim Sum before? It’s a style of Chinese food that is presented in bite-sized servings, which come on small plates and in stacking steamer baskets. It’s like eating a meal made up of a variety of appetizers.
Encouraged by our pal George, who loves it, we ventured out to have some at a spot called Sky Dragon in China Town, for lunch on Monday.
I was once told by someone that I am ‘brutally honest’. Perhaps not the most flattering of descriptions, but I like the ‘honest’ part. So I shall be ‘brutally honest’ here …. Dim Sum is not my favourite kind of food. While some of it was absolutely delicious (the fried noodles, and the deep-fried wanton things), I did not really enjoy the texture of some of the dishes. It could have been our choices because given the crowd in the huge room at the early hour that we went, I am among the minority when it comes to such an opinion. Apparently on any given weekend, this place is packed to the rafters, with long line-ups snaking into the street. So I think I really have to give it another try in order to form a true opinion.
Regardless of whether it was my favourite meal to eat or not, I am one who enjoys trying new things (within reason … there will be no bungee jumping … ever) when the opportunity arises, and I was happy that I went! The way the food was served, some brought to the table by a waiter, and some presented on a cart that was rolled throughout the room, was really fun.
If you’ve tried Dim Sum before, I would love to know your opinion.
xo loulou
I love dim sum, but then I love most oriental food. It’s become even more alluring to me since France is a little limited on the chinese food front. In fact, you’ve inspired me for my own post!
Great! It’s like chinese tapas, brutally honest! haha I don’t think I evre heard those two words together, but better than being fake, Nick doesn’t look very happy in the photos, I presume he didn’t enjoy them!
Loulou,
I know it wasn’t your favorite meal but I love dim-sum and I am sooooo jealous of you right now because we don’t have a good dim-sum place here in Miami and I would absolutely LOVE to have some right now ;)
Give it another chance…I swear it’s fabulous!!
XOXO
I’ve only been to Dim Sum once, years ago and it was okay. Here in HK there are a ton on Dim Sum places and you have officially reminded me that I must go soon!!!
I love Chinese food but I don’t think I’ve ever tried DIm Sum. Maybe I should give it a go and see if I like it?
i love chinese food, but have never tried dim sum! i think id like to try it one time too! thanks for ur honest opinion! xO!
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I prefer people to be brutally honest actually. Except my husband. ;) My mom used to love to have Dim Sum with her co-workers at lunch. We went a couple times as a family when I was a kid, but I haven’t been since. Really it’s because I’m vegetarian and I always figure it would be hard to pick stuff out.
I think you might have a challenge finding enough to eat at dim sum as a vegetarian. I am mostly vegetarian too but eat fish and seafood, so I stuck to that. My favourite dish, the fried noodles, had no meat, but you don’t have to go to a dim sum restaurant to get those!