'The meal is called yum cha, and the individual dishes are dim sum.'Įach dish typically has three to four pieces, making it easy to share.
'Dim sum are small dishes-steamed, baked, or fried-made to be eaten with tea,' said Doug Crowell of Bao and Noodle in New Orleans. Here are the basics of dim sum, from how to order it to the traditional dishes. The traditional Chinese meal is made up of many small dishes meant to be shared and typically eaten around brunch time. 'It is really about spending time with family, uniting with friends and those that you love, and enjoying each others' company.' But that's not to say the food is an afterthought. 'Dim sum to us is not just about the food,' said Kenny Lau of the restaurant Furama Dim Sum in Chicago.
