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What are the Dim Sums that you must try in Min Kok?

Chinese Dim Sum is developed from ancient Chinese palace pastry and Western-style pastry. They are small and delicate. Popular in Guangdong and Hong Kong, people usually enjoy them together with tea in Cantonese tea houses. There are over 1,000 kinds of Cantonese dim sums, either sweet or salty, stuffed or non-stuffed, vegetarian or non-vegetarian, baked or steamed. 

You might think that what should I choose from the 1,000 kinds of Dim Sums. Now, following with me and taking note of these 5 Dim Sums that you must try.

1. Shrimp Dumpling
Chinese name: 虾饺 xia jiao
Shrimp Dumpling is a famous traditional Cantonese dim sum. It originated in a small family-style tea house in Wufeng Township, Wucun, Guangzhou suburb, in the early 20th century. The appearance of Shrimp Dumpling should be crystal-clear, and crescent-shaped with at least 10 folds. It is bite-sized. With one or two shrimps inside, fillings also have pork and bamboo shoots. So the Shrimp Dumpling features pliable flour wrappers and delicious and smooth fillings.



2.Steamed Spareribs with Black Beans
Chinese name: 豉汁蒸排骨 chi zhi zheng pai gu
Steamed Spareribs with Black Beans is one of dim sum dishes which is delicious and has the aroma of fermented black beans and garlic. It is very easy and fast to make it. First, chop the spareribs into small pieces and scald it with cooking wine. Heat up the wok or pan with oil, add in chopped ginger and green onion. Stir-fry. Add in fermented black beans, tangerine peel powder, sugar, dark soy sauce, cooking wine, monosodium glutamate, and chopped peppers and stir-fry until fragrant. Mix the spareribs with cooked fermented black beans, chopped peppers, starchy flour and sesame oil and steam for 30 minutes. Chopped green onion can be sprinkled with when it is done. It tastes salty, tender and succulent.

3.Egg Tart

Chinese name: 蛋挞 dan ta
In the 1920s, there was fierce competition among major department stores in Guangdong province. In order to attract customers, the chefs of department stores designed a special dessert every week. It was at this time that egg tarts appeared in Guangzhou and gradually become a famous Cantonese dim sum. Egg tart is a kind of Western-style pie with egg pulp as filling. The method is to put the crust into a small bowl-shaped cake mold, then pour into the egg pulp mixed with sugar, and then bake in the oven. The baked egg tart has crisp outer layer and sweet yellow solidified egg pulp inner layer.

4.Spring Rolls

Chinese name: 春卷 chun juan
Spring Rolls are traditional and famous Chinese dim sums and often eaten at Chinese New Year. The thin and square flour wrappers are stuffed with fillings and deep-fry until golden. Spring rolls made in this way are crisp and fragrant. It is served with Worcestershire sauce.

5.Turnip Cake

Chinese name: 萝卜糕 luo bo gao
Turnip Cake is a Chinese dim sum and mostly eaten in South Fujian province and Guangdong province. It has a soft texture and delicious taste. The main ingredients are rice flour, white radish, and raw bacon. Here are cooking steps for Guangdong-style Turnip Cake: mix rice flour with water and add in pickled radish shreds and other ingredients; steam the mixture; cool and cut the steamed mixture into pieces; heat a little oil in a pot and pan-fry the pieces over medium and small fire until they turn golden on both sides.

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