Delicacies of Dim Sum? Yummy!

Who does not know Dim Sum? In Indonesia we often associate with somay. Although actually, dim sum is not always somay. Dim sum itself is a typical Cantonese food, PRC. Dim sum is usually served in small portions in a bamboo steamer or on a small plate.

Originally dim sum is served at the tea shop for silk road traders who are resting. Dim sum is present only when it is known that tea has properties good for digestion. So the shop owner started serving dim sum as a friend to drink tea and relieving fatigue. A popular tea to accompany dim sum is usually the Pu-erh tea, Chrysanthemum tea, Green tea, Oolong tea, or tea aroma.

Traditional dim sum is usually composed of a variety of buns, dumplings (dumplings), or a kind of spring rolls. Fields traditional dim sum ranging from chicken, beef, pork, shrimp or vegetables.
Dim sum can also be composed of variations of soup and porridge. How to cook it was not just steamed, but can also be fried, or baked.

Various kinds of dim sum:

Gao (Dumpling / dumplings)
Gao made with stuffing wrapped with a skin made of rice flour or wheat flour. If in Indonesia but more a kind of thin dumpling skin again. There are several types of Gao.
* Har Gao (Shrimp Dumpling) - Steamed Dumpling with minced shrimp stuffing.
* Fun Gao (Chiu-chao style dumplings) - Dumpling typical Chaozhou prefecture. The contents consist of beans, chives, garlic, pork, dried shrimp, and mushrooms. Covered with skin from sticky rice flour and served with chili oil.
* Jiaozi - The contents are the meat and cabbage, steamed, then fried.
* Shaomai - Indonesian Language Somay. The contents are usually pork, or shrimp with a little topping of crab eggs or mushrooms.

Bau (dumplings)
Dumplings can be cooked by steaming or baking. Made from wheat flour with a stuffing of meat, vegetables, pasta or beans.
* Char siu baau - The contents are the barbecue pork. Can be steamed or baked.
* Shanghai Steamed Buns - typical Shanghai dumplings with meat or seafood stuffing and gravy.

Rice Noodle Roll
Wide noodles made from rice flour, steamed, then rolled. Can be filled or may not. Sometimes also fried. Served with sweet soy sauce or gravy.

Phoenix Talons
Chicken Feet aka claw. Fried, boiled, and soaked in seasoning sauce when served dikukus.Warnanya Douchi then dark red.

Steamed Meatball
Steamed beef balls are served with tofu skins / beancurd underneath.

Spare Ribs
Steamed ribs with chili sauce and pieces douchi.

Lotus Leaf Rice
Glutinous rice wrapped in lotus leaf. The contents are egg yolks, scallops, mushrooms, chestnuts, and meat. Cooked by steaming.

Congee
Porridge with a wide selection of stuffing.

Source: resepdunia.blogspot.com

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