DIM SUM meaning: Chinese small plates for sharing

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dim sum: Linda's Culinary Dictionary

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Dim Sum: Eastern Tea

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Definitions from Wiktionary (dim sum)

▸ noun: A Cantonese-style meal traditionally eaten in the morning or early afternoon, comprising tea and food typically placed in small steamer baskets or on small plates, and often served from carts that move around from table to table in a restaurant.
▸ noun: The food served at a dim sum meal, typically including dumplings, seafood, and desserts.

Opposite:

western cuisine, non-Chinese cuisine, lcarte menu

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Dim sum bond, dim sum pastry, more...

Adjectives:

two-way, bau, noodly, kalua, spanish, festival, four-way, chowchow, tandoori, adovada, shish

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