Dim Sum

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Dim Sum
HK SYP 德 韾 苑 Tak Hing Yuen Seafood Restaurant steamed chinese foods Mar-2013 Steamers.JPG
Cantonese Dim Sum - 廣 式 點心 , Hong Kong 2013
Chinese name
Long characters Endowed 心
Abbreviation 点心
Pinyin diǎnxīn
Jyutping dim 2 sam 1
Alternative name
Long characters 廣式Endowed 心
Abbreviation 廣式点心
Pinyin guǎngshì diǎnxīn
Jyutping gwong 2 sik 1 dim 2 sam 1

Dim Sum , also Dimsum ( Chinese  點心  /  点心 , Pinyin diǎnxīn , Jyutping dim 2 sam 1 , Cantonese  dímsām  - “to touch the heart”) are specialties of Chinese cuisine and dishes that are very common in China . Dimsum are small dishes that are usually served steamed or fried .

Name and pronunciation

The general Chinese name dim sum is for all kinds of traditional snacks and snacks in use and can also snack to be translated. In the West, however , the term “dimsum” usually means “Cantonese-style dimsum ” - 廣 式 點心  /  广 式 点心 , which is a variant of the various regional Chinese “dimsum specialties” of the various regional cuisines in China . Literally translated, “Dim Sum” means “to touch the heart” - in the sense of “small tidbits that touch the heart”. The common European spelling dim sum reproduces the Cantonese pronunciation using English writing conventions.

Classification

In general, dimsum dishes can be used according to their ingredients, for example in meat , seafood , vegetable and rice dishes, or the like. distinguished. Alternatively, they can also be subdivided according to their processing type, for example:

Most of the “Dimsum dishes, Cantonese style” consist of various dumplings . It should be noted that the vegetables are usually named as a small side dish in Cantonese restaurants according to their method of preparation as Yóucài 2 - sided . 油菜 Jau 4 coi 3 - vegetables cooked in water with hot oil - and not according to the type of vegetable that was used Vegetables vary seasonally. Usually it is mostly vegetables such as garden lettuce , water spinach , kai-lan , pak choi or choisum, provided that these are also available in local markets outside of China.

1 The term " Juǎn ( Gyun ) - 捲  /  卷 " generally means roll or spool in Chinese , here in this context it is a term for dishes created by "curling", such as the spring roll .
2 The term " Yóucài ( Jaucoi ) - 油菜 " generally means rape in Chinese , colloquially in the Cantonese language it is a term for a seasonal vegetable side dish that was cooked in oil and hot water without specifying a specific type of vegetable.

Origin and preparation

Many of the dimsum dishes offered in Europe and the USA originally come from the Cantonese cuisine of China , which was exported abroad as a culinary culture by the Chinese overseas . Some of the appetizers come from traditional Chinese tea houses . You can find them in countless variations and all price ranges, especially in the south and east of China . This everyday culture of enjoying tea with the consumption of dim sum dishes mostly among families and friends in typical Chinese restaurants - formerly traditional teahouses - is particularly known in the Chinese diaspora in western countries by Cantonese Chinese abroad. In the Cantonese-speaking area - now in particular in the Anglo-Saxon-speaking area - it is also known as the Yam-Cha culture - 飲茶 文化  /  饮茶 文化 , yǐnchá wénhuà , Jyutping jam 2 caa 4 man 4 faa 3  - "tea-drinking culture" .

In everyday life, dim sum is usually served with classic Chinese tea in small steaming baskets - 蒸籠  /  蒸笼 , zhēnglóng - mostly made of bamboo - sometimes made of metal . The bamboo baskets for steaming - 竹 蒸籠  /  竹 蒸笼 , zhúzhēnglóng - have different sizes, their diameters range from about 15 cm to just over 1 m. They can be stacked on top of each other for steaming, the top one is then covered. In each there is usually a grid, also made of bamboo, on which the food is placed. It is common - but not mandatory - to refine the meal with soy sauce , vinegar sauce or other - sometimes spicy - sauces, depending on your taste .

The majority of the dishes are filled dumplings . The fillings can consist of all conceivable types of meat, seafood, vegetables, but also eggs or sweets.

snack

As a snack, Dim Sum can now also be found as street food for street sales in outdoor markets or inside a so-called food court in various Asian countries such as China , Singapore , Malaysia , Indonesia , the Philippines , Vietnam , Thailand or Taiwan . Frozen dimsum meals as fast food are also offered in various convenience stores in Southeast Asia , for example . These dishes can be heated in the provided microwave ovens and consumed on site. Dimsum dishes are also very popular in Southeast Asian countries with a Muslim population, such as Indonesia, Malaysia or Brunei , as they are also offered as Halal dishes.

See also

Web links

Commons : Dim Sum  - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Term "Dimsum (点心 / 點心)". In: dict.revised.moe.edu.tw. Retrieved March 20, 2016 (Chinese (Taiwan), 教育部 重 編 國語 辭典 修訂 本 - 點心 - "Standard Chinese Dictionary, Ministry of Education - Dimsum").
  2. ↑ Term "Dimsum - 点心 / 點心". In: www.zdic.net. Retrieved March 20, 2016 (Chinese (Taiwan), 汉 典 - 点心 / 點心 - "Handian Dictionary for Chinese - Dimsum").
  3. ^ Term "Juan - 卷 / 捲". In: leo.org . Retrieved on May 4, 2020 (Chinese, German, Juan ( Gyn ) - 卷 / 捲 - as a term for wrapped, rolled and rolled things).
  4. ↑ term "Youcai (油菜)". In: leo.org . Retrieved on April 20, 2020 (Chinese, German, Youcai ( Jaucoi ) - 油菜 - exists both as a name for rapeseed and as a general Cantonese vegetable dish name for vegetables cooked in oil and hot water).