DIM SUM 101

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DIM SUM 101

• Ha Gow! Siu Mai!

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Dim Sum - Intro

• Originally a Cantonese custom
• Dim Sum is inextricably linked to the Chinese
  tradition of "yum cha" or drinking tea
• Travelers journeying along the famous Silk Road
  needed a place to rest, so teahouses began
  springing up along the roadside.
• Rural farmers, exhausted after long hours working
  in the fields, would also head to the local
  teahouse for an afternoon of tea and relaxing
  conversation.  
• Originally considered inappropriate to combine
  tea with food - in fact a famous 3rd century
  Imperial physician claimed this would lead to
  excessive weight gain.
• However, as tea's ability to aid in digestion and
  cleanse the palate became known, tea house
  proprietors began adding a variety of snacks, and
  the tradition of dim sum was born.

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Teas

• Healthy - Chinese tea is healthy in a lot of
  ways. It lowers blood pressure, protects the
  heart, helps to prevent obesity, prevents tooth
  decay and increases immunity, etc.
• Chinese tea's impact on one's psychological
  health is immediate.
• Sitting and chatting with a few good friends over
  a couple rounds of tea makes life worth living.

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Customs with Chinese Tea

• Marriages parents who long for their sons to get
  married as "wanting to drink 'daughter-in-law's
  tea'".  In traditional Chinese marriage ceremony,
  the bride and groom kneel in front of their
  parents and serve them tea. That is a gesture of
  gratefulness.
• Respect Younger generation greet elder
  generation with a cup of tea. That is a way to
  show their respect. In organizations and
  families, only people of lower rank serve tea to
  higher rank people. At least it was like that in
  the old days.

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Customs with Chinese Tea

• Apologize When we have a serious apology to make
  and words are not enough, we "pour tea and
  apologize". That is an act of regretfulness and
  submissiveness.
• Remember to say thanks After guy A pours a cup
  of tea for guy B, you see guy B knocking his
  bended index and middle fingers (or similar
  varieties of finger tapping) on the table. You
  bet your savings that are secret agents. You are
  broke. They are just Chinese. 

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Common Types of Teas

• White Tea ShouMei Longevity Eyebrow
• similar to green tea except that it's roasted,
  has the lowest caffeine content is very light in
  color and aroma.
• Black Tea PuEr PuEr - fermented tea class,
  everyday tea of the west and northwest, good for
  cleaning up the digestive channel because it's an
  emulsifier for fat and cholesterol.

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Common Types of Teas

• Flower Tea Mo Li Hua Cha Jasmine - aka scented
  tea, base of flower tea can be black, green or
  whatever. Then ingredients like flower petals
  might be added. Flower tea is popular in northern
  China.   
• Oolong Tea An Xie Tie Guan Yin Iron Goddess -
  half-fermented and thus is relatively thick in
  flavor. Oolong tea is very popular in south-east
  China and Taiwan and also the most used tea for
  Kung Fu Cha. Oolong is an emulsifier for fat and
  cholesterol. Like a savior for today's junk food
  eaters. And since Oolong emulsifies, make sure
  you don't drink it with an empty stomach.

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White Tea

• White tea

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Flower Tea

• Jasmine Tea

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Black Tea

• PuEr

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Oolong Tea

• Oolong

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Shrimp Dumplings

• Ha Gao
• Starch, water, salt
• Filling Shrimp, Pork fat, bamboo shoots,
  pepper, ginger, Sesame oil, Egg white Cornstarch

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Phoenix Feet

• Fung Jow
• chicken feetoilwaterfresh gingerChinese
  parsley rootssugar
• Marinadeoyster sauce, sugar, soy sauce, sake,
  chilly peppergarlic, minced white pepper, black
  bean sauce sesame seed oil

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Pork Dumplings

• Shiu Mai
• sesame oilminced mustard cabbage fresh shiitake
  mushrooms, finely diced water chestnuts, minced
  ginger, scallion, fish sauce, raw scallops,
  chopped, raw shrimp, cornstarch, water, wonton
  wrappers, roe

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Deep Fried Octopus

• Yau Yu So
• Oil, salt, octopus or calamari, flour, starch,
  white pepper

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Egg Custard Tarts

• Dan Tat
• Butter, Lard, Egg, Sugar, Sifted all purpose
  flour.
• Egg Custard Filling Whole extra large eggs
  yolks, Whole milk, sugar

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Curry Octopus

• Ga Lei Mut Yu
• Curry powder, sesame oil, salt, chilli pepper,
  starch, octopus, soya sauce, water

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Beef Balls

• Ow Yok
• Beef, flour, starch, baking soda, green peas,
  green onions, salt, water, sesame oil, soya sauce

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Deep Fried Beancurd

• Ja Dou Fu
• Tofu, salt, starch, flour, baking soda, oil, fish
  cake,

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Beef Tripe

• Ow Pa Yeep
• Beef tripe, ginger, green onion, oil, salt,
  sesame oil, minced garlic

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Shrimp Rice Rolls

• Seen Ha Cheung Fun
• basic rice noodle dough, shrimp, finely minced
  green onion Chinese parsley (cilentro), soya
  sauce, oil