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Dimsum, is a Chinese snack, and dimsum now began to be known in the world, and how to enjoy them is also very easy way i.e. pierced with chopsticks, dipped into the soup taste the broth, and then eaten it entirely.
who is not familiar with dimsum? food from China this is food with a long history. dumplings can be enjoyed from morning to noon in the tradition of yum cha or Chinese tea drinking tradition.
initially, tea drinking is intended for the travelers who want to rest in the Silk Road. on the owner of a tea house and them he could make food that can accompany a high tea, because the owner of the store wants to make foods that are easy, quick, and delicious and make a belly full. then appears dumplings, which in Cantonese means local language snack or small meals.
dimsum and start famous since the Han Dynasty (206 BC)- dimsum first appeared in the area of the Canton, Southern China. at first this only dimsum enjoyed by Chinese society, then the citizens of Hong Kong dimsum popularized as dianxin to the outside world. and called for dimsum can go international.
there are two kind of dumplings popular. fried dumplings and steamed dumplings, steamed dumplings category that included, among others, Shao mai dumplings shrimp, (hakau and jiao ze) bakpao, and xio long bao (dumplings are the most tender, savory and warm), and fried dumplings category are : egg rolls, rice roll, and fung zau (usually fried dimsum is very distinctive with aromas and flavors of spice).
since the 10th century in China's invitation was known more than 2000 kinds of dimsum, but great restaurants in China provide only about 100 kinds of dimsum. in Taiwan Restaurant only provides a variety of dimsum taiwan with a sense of the original stock, and the most widely enjoyed by visitors is the xiao long bao, shao mai, and jiao se. that is where the contents of the dimsum very, variety, including fish, crabs, shrimp, clams, minced meet (chicken and meat), as well as the content of the vegetables.
and typical dimsum restaurant in Taiwan is to have 18 folds in it, why should the flap over 18 dumplings? that's the goal so that the skin is not damaged when dimsum punctured by chopstick, in terms of size is small, the weight is indeed a dimsum skin dumplings made from a thin flour combined with the content only weight up to 22,2 - 23,8 grams. in accordance with its function s snack food, this food is served for once feast. with savory dominant and supported with its gorgeous, tasty dumplings that taste is increasingly because served in bamboo steamer container impressed simple but exotic.
dimsum can be categorized as dumplings, i.e type of food wrapped in something (e.g.leaf, dough made from flour), pastel and dumplings is the Dumpling, food included after wrapped up, usually including food group this dumpling is cooked by means of steamed or fried in oil by way of heat, usually served with a source or soup.
most of the skin of dumplings made from cereals, such as wheat, rice, or oats. this skin is in used to wrap something that has spices like like vegetables were a bit given the extra meat or fruit, and given a little gravy, here the skill of the hands must be completely professional, because it must be good at making folds the powerful so that the stuffing dumplings not seeped out when boiled.
dumplings do not only come from Eastern Countries, but in other countries also know what kind of food is dumpling. in Central Europe ( Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Poland, Czech Republic and Slovenia), there are two variation dumplings, sweet and salty, commonly called kloesse nocken, or kloss, generally made from mashed potato or bread.
in Italy they know food, gnocchi is made from mashed potato and cooked n boiling water until cooked, there is also called as groups ravioli dumplings. in India, there is a samosa is a dumpling is typical Indian made of pastry stuffed with meat or vegetables and then fried in hot oil.
Tips On How To Eat Xiao Long Bao
- pour black vinegar and soy sauce to taste, ginger above if you are confused, do the comparison with 3:1 pour vinegar black round three times, and then connect with the brazen soy sauce all round, don't forget to add the sliced ginger to taste the top
- the lay xaio long bao in up inside out, breathe in gravy of it and feel the original broth. take a little bit of ginger and may be located above xiao lao bao and then eat all the dimsum and enjoy the taste of delicious dumplings.