DIM SUMS 點⼼

"Bites from the heart"

Dim Sums - ,,Kindnesses from the heart".

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Dim sum consists of small bite-sized portions of vegetables, meat, or seafood, wrapped in dough or served as dumplings with a wide variety of fillings, and prepared using various cooking methods such as steaming, frying, deep-frying, or baking. Whether enjoyed as an appetizer, light lunch, or dinner with family and friends, these delicate appetizers are perfect for sharing. Sharing food from the heart simply makes life sweeter!

Experience our homemade dim sum that is freshly made and free from flavor enhancers. Our menu includes classic dim sum dishes as well as our own unique creations. Let us surprise you with our delicious selection!

We wish you a good appetite and enjoyable time spent with your loved ones. Have a happy dining experience!

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What are Dim Sums?

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Dim Sum: The guide to the traditional brunch dish from southern China.

Dim Sum is a traditional Chinese dish consisting of small plates of dumplings or other smaller dishes. Dim sums are usually eaten together with a pot of tea. Similar to tapas in Spain, these dishes are also shared with family and friends. Usually, dim sum is eaten as brunch - the time between late morning and lunch.
A brief historical overview: Nowadays, dim sum is eaten throughout China and all over the world. However, it is believed that the origin of these dishes is in the southern Chinese region of Guangdong, and dim sum only found its way to Hong Kong later on. According to the food magazine Lucky Peach, Cantonese dim sum culture began in tea houses in the port city of Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong, in the second half of the 19th century after opium dens were banned throughout the country. Travelers and traders on the Silk Road reportedly stopped at tea houses for a dim sum dish during their journeys, and they spread the art of making dim sum and contributed to its widespread popularity within the region, particularly in Hong Kong.
Nowadays, dim sum can also include dishes and traditions from other parts of China. But for the most part, the culinary form remains as it always was.
What is the difference between a jioazi and a baozi?

raw Jiaozi

Jiao means pocket and Zi means dumpling. Bao means bun and Zi means steamed bun.
Jiaozi and Baozi are both essentially filled dough pockets.

Most of the time, Jiaozi dough is made only with wheat flour and water. On the other hand, Baozi dough is a rising, fluffy yeast dough or a classic sourdough.
As far as the fillings are concerned, there are no fixed rules.

Baozi steamed

Typically, a pork filling with Chinese cabbage is used. Depending on the region in China, lamb or beef may also be used more often.
Jiaozi can be steamed, pan-fried, or boiled. In northern China, more wheat-based products are consumed compared to the south, and boiled jiaozi are often eaten as a noodle meal.
Baozi can only be steamed or pan-fried due to the dough. They are often eaten for breakfast or as a street food snack.
Is dim sum an appetizer or a main dish
Do you have gluten free dim sums
Can you make dim sum yourself?
Why are there sometimes two, sometimes three or sometimes 4 dim sum in one serving?

They should be small, bite-sized pieces. So, it shouldn't be too big. Generally, each portion should be between 60g and 90g. Our Siu Mai, for example, is about 20g per piece, so 80g per portion. The classic Char Siu Bao is usually 2 pieces per portion. It is a bread, so it makes you feel fuller.

Dim Sums Variations
How many dim sum do I need to get full?
How to order dim sums?

First, you choose a tea, as it plays a central role in the meal - after all, the origin of Dim Sum 點心 lies in tea houses.

If you follow traditional etiquette, the person sitting closest to the teapot should pour tea for all the other guests before pouring for themselves. If there is only a little water left in the teapot, remove the lid and place it on or next to the teapot to signal to the waiter/waitress that you would like a refill.

In traditional Dim Sum restaurants, ordering a dish is fun and definitely provides a unique experience, but it also requires a good eye. Pushcarts loaded with stacks of bamboo baskets or plates of fried food roll out of the kitchen and make their way through the tables.

To order dishes in traditional dim sum restaurants is fun and definitely provides a unique experience, but ordering requires a good eye. Pushcarts filled with stacks of bamboo baskets or plates of fried food roll out of the kitchen and make their way through the tables. Signal the cart with the desired dishes from your table as it passes by. Servers will take note of the dishes you want from the cart and write them down on your table menu. Nowadays, most modern dim sum restaurants often use checklist menus. Guests only need to check off the dishes they want to eat and hold the menu up before passing it to the server and receiving their selected dishes."

At our restaurant, you can select your dim sum digitally using our tableside ordering system and send your order directly to the kitchen. This digital ordering system allows us to offer daily specials and adjust the availability of dim sum in real-time.
Which dim sums are especially recommended

Dim Sum dishes consist of a selection of seafood, meat, and vegetable dishes that can be prepared in various ways, including steamed, fried, or baked.

The classics are Har Gao, Siu Mai, and Char Siu Bao. You definitely have to know them.

The following is a list of the most popular dishes.
What is Har Gao?

Har Gao shrimp dumplings (har gow) are one of the most popular dishes when it comes to dim sum. Pieces of shrimp are wrapped in a thin, almost translucent dumpling wrapper and served in bamboo baskets.

Har Gao is one of the most challenging dim sums to make. The dough is prepared with hot water so that the dough is already cooked. The dough is then cut into small pieces and "beaten" with a flat knife. The beaten dough should also be processed as quickly as possible because if it cools down, it will stick less and making a proper Har Gao becomes significantly more difficult.

Next, the folding process is also particularly difficult. A beautiful Har Gao has 8-10 folds. Beautiful folds mean that the dough must be "pressed" from the center. However, if you press from the center, the filling comes out again. Therefore, a very skillful hand is required.
Har Gao is one of the Dim Sums that cannot be made by machine.

See
– Har Gao
– Wild garlic Har Gao
What is Siu Mai?

Siu Mai (also spelled Siew Mei) are thin, round, cup-shaped dumplings that have a delicious filling, usually made from pork, shrimp, or a combination of both, and often small amounts of vegetables such as bamboo shoots, black mushrooms, or water chestnuts.

Siu Mai dough and Wonton dough are identical. Siu Mai is usually open at the top while Wontons are a closed dumpling.

The ingredients of wan tan dough are: Wheat, water, egg, tapioca and salt.

Nutritional value of Wan Tan dough (Average per 100g):
- Energy: 277kcal
- Fat: 2.0g of which saturated fat 0.53g
- Carbohydrate: 50.62g
- Protein: 13.4g
- Salt: 0.18g

See
– Beef Siu Mai
– Quail egg Siu Mai
What is Char Siu Bao?

Char Siu Bao, also known as BBQ pork buns, are light and fluffy white buns with a bread-like texture that are filled with sticky and sweetly seasoned pork and are cooked and served in a bamboo basket.

All Baos have in common that the flour used is particularly white. Unfortunately, regular 405 flour does not produce beautiful Baos.

Nutritional value of wheat flour for Baos (Average per 100g):
- Energy: 404kcal
– Fett: 0g davon ungesättigte Fettsäuren 0g
– Kohlenhydrat: 27g davon Zucker 2g
– Protein: 8g
– Salt: 0g

See also
– Gua Bao
– Baked Char Siu Bao
What is Xiao Long Bao

Xiao Long Bao, 小籠包 also known as "soup dumplings," are filled with hot broth and pork and are also served in a bamboo basket in which they were cooked. Although these soup dumplings originally come from Shanghai, their nationwide popularity has secured their status as a dim sum dish."

Classic Xiao Long Bao is made with pork jelly. The pork jelly, which is made by boiling down the rind and foot, is one of the main ingredients for the Xiao Long Bao. Because the jelly is solid when cold, it can be wrapped in dough. When heated, it melts again and the soup is in the dumpling.

See also Wikipedia
What is dim sum chicken feet

Chicken feet 凤爪 'Fung Zao' whole chicken feet without claws, fried in deep fat and stewed in a rich, slightly sweet sauce of fermented black beans until tender.

What looks simple, requires extra effort during preparation. The preparation of the feet requires many steps: skinning, de-nailing, pre-frying and braising in many hours. Braising requires a lot of feeling: too short braising the meat is hard; too long braising destroys the chicken feet and the chicken feet are really delicate.
What are rice noodle rolls

Rice noodle rolls (also Cheong Fun 腸粉) are long, thin, usually handmade, cooked rice noodles rolled around a tender shrimp, meat filling, or crunchy meatless filling. The rolls taste like steamed dough.

Rice noodle rolls can be prepared only conditionally. It tastes best when freshly prepared. Decisive for a delicious and tender rice noodle rolls is the dough. This consists largely of rice flour 粘米粉.
What is Jiaozi

Jiaozis 餃子 are small dumplings with a dough made of wheat flour and water, semicircular in shape and with a corrugated side. They are traditionally made with a filling of minced pork, ginger, Chinese cabbage, sesame oil, garlic and soy sauce. Jiaozi are then eaten with a dip of soy sauce, rice vinegar and chopped garlic.
More Jiaozi.