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what is your favorite dim sum item?

topic posted Tue, February 3, 2004 - 6:44 PM by  Unsubscribed
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I have a few- I love the sesame balls.
I also love the slimey noodles with the sauce- I love about everything they bring out- including the soy soup that they give the yummy bread "sticks" with. mmmmm I cannot ever get enough dim sum. Taro dumplings are good, and the crab claw things are super.
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  • Re: what is your favorite dim sum item?

    Thu, August 5, 2004 - 6:52 PM
    I love just about all of it! Particularly shumai, special shumai (unwrapped and with a big piece of mushroom and barbecue pork), ha gow, and those wonderful coconut milk cakes they bring out...yum!
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      Thu, August 5, 2004 - 6:55 PM
      Oh, and I forgot to mention lotus-leaf sticky rice. The place I go has started making it different recently...has a bit more herbal taste than it used to. I really like it! I tried chicken's feet as well as tripe once (my ex-bf's dad loved the stuff) - I'll try just about anything once. I just couldn't get over the feeling of chewing on little knucklebones though... ;)
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        Wed, April 13, 2005 - 10:04 AM
        ooo i love the lotus leaf sticky rice... so fragrant.......
        • Re: what is your favorite dim sum item?

          Tue, May 3, 2005 - 3:31 PM
          The sticky rice is my fave...I especially like it when the include the chunk of sausage, the hard cooked egg yolk, and the teeny tiny shrimps.

          other faves - custard tarts, steamed pork buns, and sesame balls.

          A funny duck story...we go out to dim sum pretty often, and I got a plate of duck one time. My 6 year old asked what it was and I told her. "You mean they killed a duck for that?!?!", and I said, "yes, they did",and she said "well that's just MEAN!!!!". What could I say? So I just ate all my duck, smiling the whole time :)

          We later had to have the discussion about where chicken comes from...and she loves chicken!
          • Re: what is your favorite dim sum item?

            Tue, May 3, 2005 - 5:21 PM
            sticky rice, chiu-chow dumplings, pan fried XO sauce rice noodles, oyster and egg pancakes, soup dumplings (anyone tried 'em?), jellyfish, fried tofu with shrimp covered in black bean sauce
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              Tue, May 3, 2005 - 6:09 PM
              - pan fried XO sauce rice noodles!!!
              - hai gau - shrimp dumplings
              - Shanghai Dumplings w/ red vinegar sauce
              - shrimp crepes
              - steamed bean curd skin wrap [San Juk Guen]
              - steamed egg custard bun [Lai Wong Bao]
              - fried bean curd skin w/shrimp

              yum!

              ;)
  • Re: what is your favorite dim sum item?

    Sat, August 6, 2005 - 6:51 PM
    I like the, rolled tofu skin filled with shrimp, pork and mushrooms.
    I think they are, Sin Jiu Gin... I can NEVER say it right, and when I ask for it, they always ask me multiple times... what? what? ..... oh... Sin Jiu Giiiiin.
    tonal languages are so tough for me.
    I like the long white noodles with the specks dried shrimp... I used to go to a place in San Diego where they would pan fry the stuff, giving it a nice crusty crunch... drizzled with sesame and hoisin... that stuff is good.
    I like the chicken claws too, but I think the flavor is not woth the effort.
    As a kid in the Philippines, I remember the Filipino version of the chicken claws... over there, they are on a stick, deep fried then dunked into several different sauces, they're called, "Adidas"... never tried them.
    • Re: what is your favorite dim sum item?

      Sun, August 7, 2005 - 10:48 AM
      lotus leaf sticky rice, duck, green onion noodles
      • Re: what is your favorite dim sum item?

        Wed, August 10, 2005 - 4:59 AM
        rice noodle rolls - cheong fan.. with any filling, especially the doughnut (yu tiao)
        the chook feet..yummy, but a lot of work.
        Love the soup dumplings
        steamed baby calamari
        steamed shrimp stuffed tofu and stuffed eggplant with black bean sauce... oo this would have been easier to list what I really can't stand at dim sum:
        I once had a deep fried pig intestine which tasted just like you thought it would (yuk). The turnip cake doesn't do much for me, but I don't hate it like I hate pig intestine..ewww..
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    Fri, September 30, 2005 - 9:42 PM
    oh MY! i have so many favorites..

    *baked/steamed pork buns
    *stuffed mushrooms
    *fried shrimp balls
    *har gau (shrimp dumpling)
    *siu mai
    *chicken porridge
    *chow fun noodles with shrimp and soy sauce

    for dim sum desserts, i like:
    *egg custard tarts
    *mango pudding
    *almond jello
  • Re: what is your favorite dim sum item?

    Tue, February 7, 2006 - 1:34 AM
    har gow is my metric to the quality of the place, tofu skin roll is a nice vegetarian option, pan fried shrimp and chives, the rice in the tea leaves... i get my feet on often. the sesame balls are always my closer, make sure you have a fresh pot of tea though.

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