How to eat dim sum: The best five dishes

by Zoe Li

We've all been there -- confused in front of a dim sum menu. Did we order too much or not enough? Will this satisfy everybody's tastes?

So, here is a list of the most essential items to pick at a dim sum meal. As long as we hit the Big Five, we know we're good.

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Har gow ??

Dim sum origami: Can your dumpling beat Man Wah's dumpling in folds?The shrimp dumpling, har gow, is arguably the king of dim sum. It is the dish against which a dim sum restaurant's worth is weighed.

Or it should be. These days, gimmicky new dim sum inventions distract the jaded diner. Why eat a har gow when you can have a lobster dumpling decked with gold foil and shaped like a swan?

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