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Dish

Dim sum

点心diǎnxin

Cuisine
Cantonese
Region
Guangdong and Hong Kong
Main ingredients
Small steamed and fried dishes: dumplings, buns, rice rolls

Flavour profile

  • Spicy

    MildHot
    Spicy: 1 out of 5
  • Sweet

    LowHigh
    Sweet: 2 out of 5
  • Sour

    LowHigh
    Sour: 1 out of 5
  • Salty

    LowHigh
    Salty: 3 out of 5
  • Rich

    LightRich
    Rich: 3 out of 5

Dim sum, the small dishes of Cantonese yum cha: dumplings, buns, rolls and pastries, steamed, fried, sweet and savoury, shared with tea.

Best pairings

Wine

Chardonnay

An unoaked white flatters steamed dumplings.

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Baijiu

Rice aroma

Soft southern rice aroma baijiu suits delicate Cantonese flavours.

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Spirits

Whisky highball

A light highball refreshes between bites.

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