10 Best Must Order Hong Kong Dim Sum List 10 Best Must Order Hong Kong Dim Sum List Dark Brown Sugar Ma Lai Koh (with Yeast) Cantonese sponge cake is served as a large tower on a plate or cut into squares in a steamer basket. This is a staple of the “chalou” 茶楼 teahouseRead More
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Fried Glutinous Rice Dumplings (Ham Sui Gok) 咸水角
10 Best Must Order Hong Kong Dim Sum List 10 Best Must Order Hong Kong Dim Sum List Fried Glutinous Rice Dumplings (Ham Sui Gok) Glutinous rice dumplings (aka hom sui gok) combine savory pork and shrimp filling with a sweet glutinous rice shell. The key to this dish is the glutinous rice flour whichRead More
Chinese Turnip Cake (Lo Bak Go) 萝卜糕
10 Best Must Order Hong Kong Dim Sum List 10 Best Must Order Hong Kong Dim Sum List Chinese Turnip Cake (Lo Bak Go) The lo bak go is a surprisingly delicious dim sum dish, considering it’s mainly just radish and rice flour batter. The real secret is the aroma from Chinese ham mixed insideRead More
Soft Fluffy Char Siu Bao (Chinese Steamed BBQ Pork Buns)
10 Best Must Order Hong Kong Dim Sum List 10 Best Must Order Hong Kong Dim Sum List Soft Fluffy Char Siu Bao (Chinese Steamed BBQ Pork Buns) A true mainstay of Cantonese cuisine, these plump and slightly sweet BBQ pork buns are found in all dim sum restaurants throughout Hong Kong and Guangzhou andRead More
Beancurd Skin Roll (Fu Pei Guen) 鲜竹卷 /腐皮卷
10 Best Must Order Hong Kong Dim Sum List 10 Best Must Order Hong Kong Dim Sum List Beancurd Skin Roll (Fu Pei Guen) Tofu skin is wrapped around chicken or pork, plump mushrooms, bamboo shoots, radish, and taro. Sometimes shrimp are added too. You can dip these beauties in oyster sauce. Source: thefoodranger BeancurdRead More
Steamed Chicken Feet in Black Bean Sauce 豉汁凤爪
10 Best Must Order Hong Kong Dim Sum List 10 Best Must Order Hong Kong Dim Sum List Steamed Chicken Feet in Black Bean Sauce Entire chicken feet are steamed in a savory and slightly sweet and spicy black bean sauce that is soaked deep into the succulent skin, and taking small bites of theRead More
Egg Tarts (Hong Kong style) 港式蛋挞
10 Best Must Order Hong Kong Dim Sum List 10 Best Must Order Hong Kong Dim Sum List Egg Tarts (Hong Kong style) Egg tarts are famous all throughout Hong Kong and Southern China, with bakeries all over the city offering egg tarts to go for hungry locals. The outer pastry dough is soft andRead More
Shrimp Cheung Fun (Har Cheung) 鲜虾肠粉
10 Best Must Order Hong Kong Dim Sum List 10 Best Must Order Hong Kong Dim Sum List Shrimp Cheung Fun (Har Cheung) Cheong fun AKA rice noodle rolls are one of the best foods to try in Hong Kong. Rice flour water is splashed onto a hot metal tray and steamed while adding onRead More
Siu Mai (Shumai – Chinese Steamed Dumplings) 烧卖
10 Best Must Order Hong Kong Dim Sum List 10 Best Must Order Hong Kong Dim Sum List Siu Mai (Shumai – Chinese Steamed Dumplings) The siu mai minced pork dumplings are truly addictive and found in almost all dim sum restaurants in Hong kong. Filled with minced pork, bamboo shoots, water chestnut, and garnishedRead More
Har Gow (Dim Sum Shrimp Dumplings) 虾饺
10 Best Must Order Hong Kong Dim Sum List 10 Best Must Order Hong Kong Dim Sum List Har Gow (Dim Sum Shrimp Dumplings) The KING of dim sum, the har gao, is the benchmark of any dim sum restaurant in Hong Kong. Stuffed plump with springy shrimp, pork fat, and bamboo shoots, and wrappedRead More