dim sum

Thân thiện

A family shares a selection of dim sum at a restaurant table.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A style of traditional Chinese cuisine: "Dim sum" refers to a meal or dining experience consisting of a wide variety of small, bite-sized dishes, often served in steamer baskets or on small plates.
   • The individual dishes themselves: The term can also refer to the specific small dishes, such as dumplings, buns, and rolls, that are served as part of this style of meal.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • We went for dim sum on Sunday morning. (We went to eat a meal of small Chinese dishes on Sunday morning.)
  • My favorite dim sum is har gow, a steamed shrimp dumpling. (My favorite small Chinese dish is har gow, a steamed shrimp dumpling.)

Advanced Usage

• "to have/go for dim sum": to partake in a dim sum meal, typically in a restaurant where carts of food are pushed around for selection.
  • It's a tradition for our family to have dim sum together every weekend.
• "dim sum restaurant": an establishment specializing in serving dim sum.
  • The best dim sum restaurant in the city is always crowded.

Variants and Related Words

• Yum cha (n): A Cantonese phrase meaning "drink tea," often used synonymously with the activity of eating dim sum, as tea is traditionally served with the meal.
  • Let's go for yum cha this afternoon.

Synonyms

• Small plates: A general term for a dining style with many small dishes.
• Appetizers: Small dishes served before a main course, though dim sum dishes are typically the main event of the meal.

Related Phrases

• Push cart dim sum: A traditional service style where servers push carts laden with dim sum dishes around the dining room for customers to choose from.
  • I prefer push cart dim sum because you can see the food before you order.

Học thuật

Noun

1. traditional Chinese cuisine; a variety of foods (including several kinds of steamed or fried dumplings) are served successively in small portions