Dim Sum is prepared as small bite-sized portions of food served in tiny bamboo basket or dishes. Dim sum dishes are usually served with PuEr Tea or other assorted ones, or with other small snacks too. Dim sum traditionally are served as fully cooked, ready-to-serve dishes. In Cantonese teahouses, carts with dim sum will be served around the restaurant for diners to order from without leaving their seats.
Normally, it would be seen all over hong kong that certain restaurants have their Yum Cha time (drinking tea) together with the Dim Sum. Locals would normally enjoy their dim sum at noon having brunches with family as well as other people. Dim sum includes a wide variety, including various types of steamed buns such as barbecued pork bun (char siu bro), and rice rolls (cheung fun)which includes different types of fillings such as chicken, pork, shrimp and may possibly include different vegetarian options. Many dim sum restaurants also offer plates of steamed green vegetables, roasted meats, congee and other soups. Sweet and Dessert dim sum is also available and many places offer the well-known egg tart as well as pineapple buns, the classic iconic foods that represent the food culture. However, there are many different ways in which Dim Sum is prepared:
Dim sum is most popularly prepared through stir-frying, frying, steamed and also deep-fried. Of course, there are many alternatives in which this can be prepared. The serving sizes are purposefully small as the cantonese meaning of dim sum means ‘a little act of kindness’, and does this in order for people to finish to their own speed because It is customary to order family style, sharing dishes among all members of the dining party. Because of the small portions, people can try a wide variety of food.