I actually had Dim Sum and is great! I was just wondering if anybody knows that there's such a thing in the Chinese Cruisine. How many of you has actually went into a chinese tea house with all Chinese people? And if so, then how many of you had the things that they order (it's never like the ones u see….like kung pao chicken or lemon chicken).
How is it Chinese people know so much about food and cooking? They are truly the masters of all kinds of foods. Of all the Italian food I ate, I've never came across a plate of cooked veges that taste as good as the Chinese dishes. Amazing.
to island: tastes the same? u must be joking.
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1 island // Jul 5, 2008
I've had the usual chinese foods, and tea. I like it alot, although all the varieties I eat -taste the same! I guess it's the spice.
2 cokewww // Jul 5, 2008
Chinese culture is very much a culinary culture with a long history of experimenting with different techniques of cooking and the use of a diverse variety of ingredients and materials.
An ancient Chinese proverb explains the people’s desire for food as great as heaven. 民以食為天 [min yi shi wei tian] literally means “people regard food as heaven.” Heaven is the most important and powerful being for Chinese. By regarding food as heaven, Chinese places the importance of food before anything else. In essence, food is the basis for survival. In fact, an alternate saying with essentially the same meaning: 民以食為先 [min yi shi wei xian] translates to “people regard food ahead (of everything else).” It’s an elegant way of saying “food comes first” or “let’s eat first” before doing anything else.
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3 bbasingal // Jul 5, 2008
I've had many Chinese dishes, but I have yet to try Dim Sum. I have been told that it is impossible in the United States to truly experience what a dim sum house is like….with all the myriad carts of different dishes.
4 bernie l // Jul 5, 2008
There are many places to have real Dim Sum. Remember Dim Sum just a general description, and there are hundreds if not thousands of varieties. Just like "cake" can be pound cake, chocolate cake, lemon cake, etc. etc. You can find real Dim Sum in most big metro cities like Los Angeles, San Francisco, Toronto, Chicago, even Atlanta. Just looke for the place that have mostly Asian customers, they most likely will have "real" Chinese food. Avoid the one that have the sign "American and Chinese Food", most likely they will be good at neither.
5 ai_leen_2003hk // Jul 5, 2008
I was born and brought up in Hong Kong, my dad is a good cook, one of my aunts was the Chef of a Chinese Restaurant and my other 2 aunts are very good cook too, I'm from a family that every one rather spends more money on food than on any other things, so I totally understand what you are talking about. As the 4th genaration of my family, I'm the best cook when compare with my cousins but still far away from my aunts! (My grandpa's mom was a real good cook too).
We have good family bonding, all of us like to make up some "excuses" and try to get together to have good food (sometimes we prepare home parties). My aunts prepare shark's fin soup, braised abalones & sea cucumbers, fish maws, steamed garoupa … and it costs only half or even lesser than the money we have to pay if we go to the restaurant, and certainly the ingredients we use are the best which we can afford!
Chinese Cuisines (8 big types) have a lot of different seasonings, sauces, spices and don't forget that we invented tofu, soy sauce, shrimp pastes, miso, pickled plums, oyster sauce, …. etc, China is a big country with more than 5000 years of history and we love to eat just like the Italians or the French. If ever you have chances to visit Hong Kong, you would know how good the seafood we have here!
http://www.hongkongfoodguide.com/eng/index.shtml
I have tried so many good food since I was a child, our family (usually 24 to 48 of us) gather together twice a year for our grand parents birthdays and have celebration banquets. On the other hands, I like travel a lot and I lived in Tokyo for a few years and give me chances to try different cuisines. I'm happy and proud to be a Chinese when talk about food. However, I also enjoy other cuicines such as Japanese, Italian, Thai, Spanish, French, Veitnamese, etc. in my daily life, because I do not think that I can have 10 courses Chinese banquet every night. I would turn to be a 350 lb Miss piggy!
6 Diane T // Jul 5, 2008
Alot, but if you are fortunate enough to go with a big group of friends and family and eat dim sum, then you will realize that just like mezzes and tapas and antipasto that every culture has introduced all kinds of foods which has been brought to their country when another country has conquered or influenced them. The chinese introduced us and the world to pasta. They have had a variety of fowl, pigs, cat, dog, snake and beef. They are very creative to create magnificient flavors with spices which we would normally not consider in our cooking. It is wonderful. Enjoy!!!