Dim Sum

Dim sum which mean "touch the heart" in Cantonese, is a type of Chinese dish that involves three or four pieces of steamed or fried food served in a small steamer basket or on a small plate. It is customary to share the food and because of the small portions, a wide variety of food can be tried out in one seating.

Dim sum dishes can be ordered from a menu or around a wheeled trolley or trays carried around by the server. For the listing of the different type of dim sum, please click on this link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dim_sum . The cost of the meal is calculated based on the number of different sizes or colored plates on the patron's table. Some restaurant records the dishes ordered on a card placed on the table.

Some great Dim Sum places...

Key Hiong Dim Sum is located No. 21, Jalan SS24/8, Taman Megah, 47301 Petaling Jaya, Selangor

Pau

TEL: 603 78046912

Tai Pau

Key Hiong Dim Sum is open in the morning and evening. They sells very good steam buns (pau) and they are famous for their Tai Pau, Char Siew Pau and Kaya Pau.

Loh Mai Kai

Another "must try" is the Loh Mai Gai (chicken with glutinous rice). The glutinous rice is cooked to perfection with chicken, pork and mushroom. Eat it with chilli or sweet sauce.

Key Hiong Dim Sum serves a wide variety of steamed and fried Dim Sum. I like their Siew Mai, Wu Kok (Deep Fried Yam Fritters with Meat Filling), Har Kuen (Shrimps in BeanCurd Skin) and Yee Mai (Steam Fish Balls).

Pai Kuat, Siew Mai and Yee Mai

Dim Sum

Restaurant Wen Xi is Taman Selasih Kulim, is another great Dim Sum place. It's the breakfast place for me and my Dad each time I goes back to my hometown. Dad loves their Pai Kuat and I loves their steamed Dim Sum.

Dao Xiang Restaurant is located at No. 3293 Lorong Selasih 2, Taman Selasih, 09000 Kulim Kedah. TEL: 6013 489 2433.

Dad and I have tried the Dim Sum at this restaurant twice and we quite like the Dim Sum here as well.

Pork Porridge

Unlike many Dim Sum restaurant where only they only serve "pei- tan chok", Dao Xiang serve many different type of porridge.

We have tried the pork porridge and we like it.

Har Kweun

They have a wide selection steam and deep fried Dim Sum and their prices are pretty reasonable too.