print email comment close Dim Sum URL: http://www.cuisinenet.com/digest/region/china/dimsum_intro.shtml Description: A brief introduction to this Chinese form of small plate meals, usually served in restaurants. "Most dim sum foods are savory pastries — steamed or fried dumplings, filled buns, noodles. There are also sweet pastries, vegetables, [and] meats. ... Servers push carts, loaded with a variety of foods, through the dining room, past the customers, who keep an eye out for appealing dishes." Also includes a list of typical dim sum dishes. From CuisineNet. Publisher: CyberPalate LLC Library of Congress Subject Headings: Cookery, Chinese Dim Sum LII Database Information: Record 7425 created by Maria Brandt on 05/03/2005 Last modification on 05/03/2005 Published: 05/03/2005   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/7425