Turnip cake, despite its name, is actually a cake made from shredded Chinese radish and rice flour. In dim sum, turnip cakes are pan-fried, forming a crunchy exterior while maintaining a soft interior. It is usually served in rectangular or square…
Rice noodle rolls are rolls made from thin sheets of rice noodles (Shahe fen) that can be filled with shrimp, beef, vegetables or simply served plain. While it can be found in smaller forms as street food, it is also commonly served as dim sum.…
The taro dumpling despite its name does is not actually filled with taro. Instead, it is the outer shell that is made up of boiled and mashed taro, which is later deep fried, giving the dumpling a crunchy and light texture. The filling is typically…
Siumai is a famous type of dumpling with many variations across the world. The Cantonese Siumai, which is perhaps the most well known, is a pork and mushroom dumpling, defined by its covering made of lye water dough that gives it its iconic yellow…
Har gow is a shrimp dumpling that is considered to be a staple of dim sum foods. The dumpling is translucent and is pleated, containing a generous amount of shrimp meat. It is traditionally used to test the skill of dim sum chef, where a good chef…
Soup of the day is one of the popular features that provided in most Cha Chaan Teng. There is usually one type of soup provided in a day and it cannot be decided by customers. Some Cha Chaan Teng will provide the soup in the set of meal while some…
Salty-lemon Seven-up is a drink that combines pickled salty-lemon with the soft drink seven-up. Hong Kong people in the past believe that this drink is good to their throat.
Beef tea is one of the traditional drink in Cha Chaan Teng. Most of the Cha Chaan Teng will not sell this drink nowadays. Bovril Yeast Extracts will be used to make this drink.
Red Bean Ice is one of the desserts found in Cha Chaan Teng. However, it is usually ordered as a drink. The idea of this food is from Red bean soup (紅豆沙), a dessert from China. The recipe of this drink is combining crushed ice,red bean soup and…