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It's impossible to ignore what is arguably the best hot breakfast of all: the tradition of Chinese dim sum. Dim sum (which technically translates to "point of the heart") can be a disorienting ritual: ...

Chinese radish (or, sometimes, taro root) is shredded, boiled, mixed with rice flour and Chinese sausage, molded, sliced, and pan-seared. You’ll typically receive Jasmine green tea at the start of ...

I'll never forget my first dim sum experience, thanks simply to the sheer terror of it. I was seated in a massive hall with 300 strangers, all of whom seemed to know ...

If you've never been to a Dim Sum restaurant before, the number of choices can be a little overwhelming. If you can't tell a good jeu ci gaau from a ciu zau fan gwo, this video can set you straight.

What's not to like about simmering hot tea, savory, steamed gow gee and marinated chicken feet? Dining without adventure is no fun. If you're looking for an authentic Chinese culinary experience -- or ...

There is, as always, a bunch of fun articles in the most recent issue of Lucky Peach (theme: Chinatown), with the most handy being Carolyn J. Phillips's succinct guide to dim sum that doubles as a ...

Next our breakfast crawl takes us in search of tasty Cantonese dim sum, where an endless parade of small plates and baskets filled with steamed dumplings, buns, balls and cakes wheeling by on carts ...

Dim sum brunch may be the most fun your mouth can have before 3 pm, and Portland is favored with several excellent places to enjoy it, including Legin, House of Louie, Fong Chong, and newcomer Lum ...

Dim sum is the style of Chinese cuisine identified by steamer baskets filled with dumplings and small plates that’s fully experiential at its best and worst. If your earliest memories of Sunday brunch ...

It was Easter Sunday, and I wanted to eat breakfast like I would if I were with family. So I trekked out to Kirin Court in Richardson for dim sum. There's a lot going on during dim sum, carts racing ...

Some of best dim sum in the city. Don't miss the chicken thighs, dumplings and bok choy in oyster sauce. (M.B.) Lunch, dinner daily. No reservations. Credit cards OK. Beer and wine only. Fairly ...