A must when you visit Hong Kong

Dim sum or Yum Cha (drinking tea) is a type of Cantonese cuisine prepared as various types of steamed buns such as cha siu bao (a steamed bun filled with barbecue pork), dumplings and rice noodle rolls (cheong fun)using ingredients like chicken, beef, pork, prawns, and vegetarian choices, served in small steamer baskets or on small plates. Dim sum dishes are usually served with tea (cha), and together formed a full tea brunch. Dim sum traditionally is served as fully cooked, ready-to-serve dishes. In the Cantonese teahouse, carts with dim sum are rolled around the restaurant for diners to order without leaving their seats.

The sweet dim sum is also available e.g. egg tarts. Dim sum dishes can be steamed or fried. The serving sizes are small and traditionally served as three or four pieces in one dish. People order family style, sharing dishes around big circular tables.

If you visit Hong Kong you should definitely try this traditional and fun Cantonese breakfast/lunch food.

Best place to savor a real Dim Sum in Hong Kong

1/ Dim Sum Square 

Adress: Hong Kong, 上環蘇杭街88號地下

Opening hours: 8 am – 10 pm

Phone: +852 2851 8088

2/ Tin Lung Heen 

Adress: International Commerce Centre (ICC), 1 Austin Road West, Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong

Opening hours: 11.30 am – 3 pm / 6 pm – 10.30 pm

Phone: +852 2263 2263