One of the most famous culinary traditions of China, dim sum restaurants are a culinary institution in many American Chinatowns. Translated in Cantonese as “to touch the heart,” dim sum is ...

(Jessica Spengler/ Flickr) Shrimp dumpling (har gow, xia jiao)— One of the most popular ... Though these are originally from Shanghai, their national popularity has secured their status as a dim sum ...

These steamed shrimp dumplings are the heart and soul of dim sum and an all-time favorite amongst regular patrons. “You can find [them] at any dim sum establishment,” says Yank Sing owner Vera ...

The only dim sum she ever made was siu mai: small, open-topped dumplings filled with pork and shrimp. These were far easier than other types of dim sum because you could buy the wrappers ...