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			* [[Steamed Spare Ribs with Black Bean Sauce]]
	* [[Nine-Layer Cake]]		* [[Nine-Layer Cake]]
	* [[Fa Gao]]		* [[Fa Gao]]

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			* [[Nine-Layer Cake]]
	* [[Fa Gao]]		* [[Fa Gao]]
	* [[Water Chestnut Cake]]		* [[Water Chestnut Cake]]

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			* [[Fa Gao]]
			* [[Water Chestnut Cake]]
			* [[Ma Lai Gao]]
	* [[Har Gow]]		* [[Har Gow]]
	* [[Siu Mai]]		* [[Siu Mai]]

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	'''Dim Sum''' (Simplified Chinese: 点心; Traditional Chinese: 點心; Pinyin: ''Diǎnxīn''; Cantonese: ''dim sam'') refers to a wide range of small Cantonese dishes—especially dumplings, buns, rolls, and light savory or sweet snacks—traditionally enjoyed with tea in the '''yum cha''' (饮茶) style of dining. The culture is central to [[Guangdong Food\|Guangdong]] and [[Hong Kong Food\|Hong Kong]] foodways and has become a global symbol of Chinese brunch.<ref name="wp">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dim_sum English Wikipedia]</ref>		'''Dim Sum''' (Simplified Chinese: 点心; Traditional Chinese: 點心; Pinyin: ''Diǎnxīn''; Cantonese: ''dim sam'') refers to a wide range of small Cantonese dishes—especially dumplings, buns, rolls, and light savory or sweet snacks—traditionally enjoyed with tea in the '''yum cha''' (饮茶 / 飲茶) style of dining. The culture is central to [[Guangdong Food\|Guangdong]] and [[Hong Kong Food\|Hong Kong]] foodways and has become a global symbol of Chinese brunch.<ref name="wp">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dim_sum English Wikipedia: Dim sum]</ref><ref name="jef">[https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s42779-023-00180-9 Journal of Ethnic Foods: Cantonese morning tea / yum cha culture (checklist)]</ref>

			This page is a '''category hub''': it explains the meal form and points to individual dish articles. It is not a restaurant directory and does not list shops, prices, or rankings.

	== Characteristics ==		== Characteristics ==

	Dim sum emphasizes variety and sharing: steamers and plates arrive in small portions so a table can sample many textures—silky [[Har Gow]] wrappers, fluffy char siu buns, rice noodle rolls, and crisp fried items. Tea is not an afterthought; it accompanies the meal and helps balance richer bites.		Dim sum emphasizes variety and sharing: steamers and plates arrive in small portions so a table can sample many textures—silky [[Har Gow]] wrappers, fluffy [[Char Siu Bao\|char siu buns]], rice noodle rolls, and crisp fried items. Tea is not an afterthought; it accompanies the meal and helps balance richer bites. Soft service rituals: older tea houses push carts so diners choose by sight; many modern halls use paper menus and stamp cards or tablets instead. Soft pace: yum cha is often a morning-to-midday social meal—family gatherings, business talk, and leisurely weekend tables—rather than a single plated entrée.

	== Common categories (overview) ==		== Common categories (overview) ==

	* Steamed dumplings (e.g., shrimp [[Har Gow]], [[Siu Mai]])		* Steamed dumplings — e.g. shrimp [[Har Gow]], pork [[Siu Mai]], [[Phoenix Claws\|chicken feet]] in black bean sauce
	* Buns and baked items (e.g., [[Char Siu Bao]], [[Char Siu Puff]]; ~~see also~~ [[Char Siu]] ~~fillings)~~		* Buns and baked items — e.g. [[Char Siu Bao]], [[Char Siu Puff]], [[Liu Sha Bao]], [[Egg Custard Bun]]; fillings related to [[Char Siu]]
	* Rice ~~noodle rolls (~~[[Rice Noodle Roll]])		* Rice and sticky-rice items — [[Rice Noodle Roll]], [[Lo Mai Gai]], [[Turnip Cake]], [[Taro Cake]]
	* ~~Savory rice~~ or ~~porridge sides~~, ~~meats~~, ~~and vegetables~~		* Fried or pan items — [[Taro Puff]], [[Sesame Ball]], spring-roll cousins
	* Sweet snacks and custards		* Sweet snacks and custards — mango pudding–style sweets, [[Put Chai Ko]] and related steamed cakes
			* Soft roast-meat side map: [[Siu Mei]] bites may appear beside dim sum trays in full Cantonese houses

	Exact menus vary by restaurant scale, from neighborhood tea houses to banquet halls.		Exact menus vary by restaurant scale, from neighborhood tea houses to banquet halls. Soft naming: Mandarin ''diǎnxīn'' is broader ("light refreshment"); English "dim sum" usually implies the Cantonese yum-cha set.

	== History and culture ==		== History and culture ==

	~~Cantonese~~ tea-~~house dining developed as a social morning and midday habit~~ in ~~southern China and flourished~~ in Hong Kong's urban restaurant ~~scene. Cart service~~ and ~~order~~-stamp cards ~~are~~ familiar yum cha ~~rituals. Overseas~~ Chinatowns ~~helped spread~~ dim sum as an accessible introduction to Chinese cuisine. Related dumpling traditions elsewhere include [[Jiaozi]] and [[Xiaolongbao]], which are not identical to Cantonese dim sum ~~but share~~ the ~~small-plate dumpling spirit~~.		Soft historical outline: Qing-era Guangzhou commercial life supported affordable tea stalls that grew into teahouses (soft founding lore around cheap "one-cash / two-cash" tea shops—Yi Li Guan / Er Li Guan in popular food-history writing). Soft nineteenth-century notes already describe multi-floor tea places offering small snacks to keep patrons longer. Soft Republican-era Guangzhou kitchens are credited in soft culinary memory with refining many steamer classics. Soft Hong Kong path: mid-twentieth-century migration and urban restaurant culture preserved and elevated tea-house dim sum into today's banquet and brunch form; carts, stamp cards, and large weekend halls became familiar global images.<ref name="jef" /><ref name="michelin">[https://guide.michelin.com/hk/en/article/features/點點心意 Michelin Guide HK: evolution of yum cha culture (checklist)]</ref><ref name="wp" /> Soft diaspora path: Cantonese migration carried yum cha to Chinatowns worldwide, where "dim sum brunch" became an accessible introduction to Chinese cuisine. Soft scholarly caution: overseas yum cha often differs in pacing, menu mix, and service from Guangzhou originals—authenticity is debated, not absolute.<ref name="jef" />

			Related dumpling traditions elsewhere include [[Jiaozi]] and [[Xiaolongbao]], which share the small-plate dumpling spirit but are not identical to Cantonese dim sum. Soft peer hubs: [[Chinese Snack]] for broader snack culture; [[Siu Mei]] for roast-meat cousins often ordered in the same outing.

	== Serving and variations ==		== Serving and variations ==

	Modern restaurants may use paper menus and kitchen plating instead of carts; fusion dim sum appears in some cities. ~~For roast~~-~~meat~~ and ~~siu mei context~~ see [[Char Siu]]; for regional overviews see [[Hong Kong Food]] and [[Guangdong Food]].		Modern restaurants may use paper menus and kitchen plating instead of carts; fusion dim sum appears in some cities. Soft etiquette cues (folk, not rules): rinse cups with hot tea in older houses; share steamers family-style; order a mix of steamed, fried, and sweet. Soft vegetarian and hotel paths: banquet hotels expanded vegetable and seafood steamers; home cooks approximate a few items without claiming tea-house craft. Soft contrast hubs: for roast meats see [[Siu Mei]] and [[Char Siu]]; for regional overviews see [[Hong Kong Food]] and [[Guangdong Food]]; for northern dumpling peers see [[Jiaozi]]. Soft encyclopedic limit: this hub does not advertise venues or reprint menus. Soft modern pace: weekday office lunches may compress yum cha into a short steamer run, while weekend family tables still linger over many rounds of tea.

	== See also ==		== See also ==
			* [[Har Gow]]
			* [[Siu Mai]]
			* [[Char Siu Bao]]
	* [[Char Siu Puff]]		* [[Char Siu Puff]]
	* [[~~Lor~~ Mai ~~Chi~~]]		* [[Rice Noodle Roll]]
			* [[Lo Mai Gai]]
			* [[Turnip Cake]]
			* [[Taro Cake]]
	* [[Taro Puff]]		* [[Taro Puff]]
			* [[Phoenix Claws]]
			* [[Sesame Ball]]
	* [[Liu Sha Bao]]		* [[Liu Sha Bao]]
			* [[Egg Custard Bun]]
	* [[Put Chai Ko]]		* [[Put Chai Ko]]
	* [[~~Egg Custard Bun]]~~		* [[Lor Mai Chi]]
	* [[Taro Cake]]
	* [[Sesame Ball]]
	* [[Phoenix Claws]]
	* [[Lo Mai ~~Gai~~]]
	* [[Siu Mei]]		* [[Siu Mei]]
			* [[Char Siu]]
	* [[Wonton]]		* [[Wonton]]
	* [[~~Turnip Cake~~]]		* [[Xiaolongbao]]
	* [[~~Char Siu Bao]]~~		* [[Jiaozi]]

	* [[Har Gow]]
	* [[Hong Kong Food]]		* [[Hong Kong Food]]
	* [[Guangdong Food]]		* [[Guangdong Food]]
	* [[Char Siu]]
	* [[Rice Noodle Roll]]
	* [[Xiaolongbao]]
	* [[Jiaozi]]
	* [[Chinese Snack]]		* [[Chinese Snack]]
	* [[List of dishes (A-Z)]]		* [[List of dishes (A-Z)]]

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	* Steamed dumplings (e.g., shrimp [[Har Gow]], [[Siu Mai]])		* Steamed dumplings (e.g., shrimp [[Har Gow]], [[Siu Mai]])
	* Buns and baked items (e.g., [[Char Siu Bao]]; see also [[Char Siu]] fillings)		* Buns and baked items (e.g., [[Char Siu Bao]], [[Char Siu Puff]]; see also [[Char Siu]] fillings)
	* Rice noodle rolls ([[Rice Noodle Roll]])		* Rice noodle rolls ([[Rice Noodle Roll]])
	* Savory rice or porridge sides, meats, and vegetables		* Savory rice or porridge sides, meats, and vegetables
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	== See also ==		== See also ==
			* [[Char Siu Puff]]
	* [[Lor Mai Chi]]		* [[Lor Mai Chi]]
	* [[Taro Puff]]		* [[Taro Puff]]

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	== See also ==		== See also ==
			* [[Lor Mai Chi]]
			* [[Taro Puff]]
	* [[Liu Sha Bao]]		* [[Liu Sha Bao]]
	* [[Put Chai Ko]]		* [[Put Chai Ko]]

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	== See also ==		== See also ==
			* [[Liu Sha Bao]]
			* [[Put Chai Ko]]
			* [[Egg Custard Bun]]
			* [[Taro Cake]]
	* [[Sesame Ball]]		* [[Sesame Ball]]
	* [[Phoenix Claws]]		* [[Phoenix Claws]]

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	== See also ==		== See also ==
			* [[Sesame Ball]]
			* [[Phoenix Claws]]
			* [[Lo Mai Gai]]
	* [[Siu Mei]]		* [[Siu Mei]]
	* [[Wonton]]		* [[Wonton]]

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	* Steamed dumplings (e.g., shrimp [[Har Gow]], [[Siu Mai]])		* Steamed dumplings (e.g., shrimp [[Har Gow]], [[Siu Mai]])
	* Buns and baked items (e.g., ~~char siu bao~~; see also [[Char Siu]] fillings)		* Buns and baked items (e.g., [[Char Siu Bao]]; see also [[Char Siu]] fillings)
	* Rice noodle rolls ([[Rice Noodle Roll]])		* Rice noodle rolls ([[Rice Noodle Roll]])
	* Savory rice or porridge sides, meats, and vegetables		* Savory rice or porridge sides, meats, and vegetables
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	== See also ==		== See also ==
			* [[Siu Mei]]
			* [[Wonton]]
			* [[Turnip Cake]]
			* [[Char Siu Bao]]

	* [[Har Gow]]		* [[Har Gow]]

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	== Characteristics ==		== Characteristics ==

	Dim sum emphasizes variety and sharing: steamers and plates arrive in small portions so a table can sample many textures—silky ~~har gow~~ wrappers, fluffy char siu buns, rice noodle rolls, and crisp fried items. Tea is not an afterthought; it accompanies the meal and helps balance richer bites.		Dim sum emphasizes variety and sharing: steamers and plates arrive in small portions so a table can sample many textures—silky [[Har Gow]] wrappers, fluffy char siu buns, rice noodle rolls, and crisp fried items. Tea is not an afterthought; it accompanies the meal and helps balance richer bites.

	== Common categories (overview) ==		== Common categories (overview) ==

	* Steamed dumplings (e.g., shrimp ~~har gow~~, ~~siu mai~~)		* Steamed dumplings (e.g., shrimp [[Har Gow]], [[Siu Mai]])
	* Buns and baked items (e.g., char siu bao; see also [[Char Siu]] fillings)		* Buns and baked items (e.g., char siu bao; see also [[Char Siu]] fillings)
	* Rice noodle rolls ([[Rice Noodle Roll]])		* Rice noodle rolls ([[Rice Noodle Roll]])
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	== See also ==		== See also ==

			* [[Har Gow]]
	* [[Hong Kong Food]]		* [[Hong Kong Food]]
	* [[Guangdong Food]]		* [[Guangdong Food]]