Your Ultimate Guide to Dim Sum

Have you ever wondered why dim sum is served in trolleys? Or what the most authentic experience of dim sum is, and how much work it takes to make shrimp dumplings?

Borne of the necessity to feed busy workers at affordable prices in the early 1920s, dim sum has evolved into a culture of a much wider variety of foods and places to eat. Hong Kong now has a huge and diverse number of dim sum restaurants, from century-old tea houses where you have to fight your way to the trolley to grab some dumplings, to Michelin-starred restaurants serving gourmet dim sum with luxury fillings.

In this episode, Bernice and Alkira speak with dim sum chefs and instructors. Together, they tell the story of the origin and evolution of dim sum, the pathway to learning how to make it, the subtle balance between creativity and tradition it requires, and the painstaking work behind a simple, delicious har gau.