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DIM SUM MONTH FINALE: Tapenade short ribs, plus dim sum party game plan
AT LAST, DIM SUM MONTH FINALE… WHAT: Beef short ribs in super garlicky tapenade sauce, an adaptation of a classic dimsum item – pork ribs with fermented black beans but with an American/European twist. WHY: The unexpectedly supple texture of the beef (thanks to baking soda) melting gorgeously into a pool of bold and complex mixture of…
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DIM SUM MONTH: GLASS DUMPLINGS W/ MUSHROOMS AND SMOKED GOUDA CHEESE
DIM SUM MONTH STILL CONTINUES… OK, I know it’s not February anymore, but there’s still a couple more dim sum I want to share so DIM SUM MONTH is oozing into March a bit… WHAT: Glass-like translucent dumplings stuffed with caramelized mushrooms and a soft-hearted center of smoked gouda cheese, all in a beautiful tear-drop…
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DIM SUM MONTH: PORK BELLY BUN W/ PEANUT BUTTER AND CAPER
[ezcol_1half] DIM SUM MONTH CONTINUES… WHAT: Super cute and tiny steamed buns stuffed with braised pork belly, pan-fried capers and smooth peanut butter. WHY: It’s pork bun in baby form! It’s pork bun in two-bites size! It’s pork bun but pop-able! Dispute settled. HOW: The idea is to create an over-the-top, porky, fatty and gooey…
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DIM SUM MONTH: Turnip cake fritters w/ prosciutto
DIM SUM MONTH CONTINUES… WHAT: A very logical and long-overdue twist on the classic and quintessential dim sum – turnip/radish cake, in bite-size fritter form. WHY: For far too long have we allowed ourselves to be complacent with “tradition”, in this particular case, boring and bland squares of steamed rice cakes barely containing any turnips that draw all…
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DIM SUM MONTH: Creamy salmon & egg in rice wrapper rolls
DIM SUM MONTH CONTINUES… WHAT: Stuffed rice wrapper rolls they call “cheung fun“! WHY: These gorgeous and elegant beauties are often overlooked on the dim sum table because of their less flashy appearances, mellow flavor profiles, and batters with the wrong ratio that results in unfortunate, mushy-textured wrappers. Well, that ain’t their fault, in fact, cheung-fun is the…
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DIM SUM MONTH: CHARSIU PULL-APART PINEAPPLE BUN
DIM SUM MONTH CONTINUES… WHAT: The new poster child of dim sum-scape in Hong Kong, the char siu pineapple buns, pull-apart style! WHY: Do you need to reason to eat a soft, squishy bun stuffed with sweet char siu pork and topped with crunchy “pineapple” crusts? The entirety of happiness all in one bite, pillowy, crunchy,…
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DIM SUM MONTH: Crystal shrimp dumpling w/ shrimp oil mayo
[ezcol_1half] EXACTLY WHAT DIM SUM IS SUPPOSED TO, BUT SOMEHOW FORGOTTEN TO BE, LITERALLY, AS TO TOUCH HEART [/ezcol_1half] [ezcol_1half_end] Welcome to DIM SUM MONTH! WHAT: I’m dedicating this whole month to the delicate art that is dim sum. WHY: I’m slowly and painfully realizing how scarce a good, thoughtful and delicious dim sum can…
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ALMOND SOULONGTANG /KOREAN OXTAIL SOUP
ASIAN SOUTHERN ALMOND MILK, WITH THAT DISTINCTIVELY FLORAL AROMA AND REMEDIAL RICHNESS THAT WORKS SO FLAWLESSLY WITH THIS TRADITIONAL SOUP, ELEVATING IT TO NEW HEIGHT [ezcol_1half] I’ve always pondered about almond, well, not specifically about what this word would mean to most of you, which is probably something like American sweet almond, with narrow leaf-drop shape and…
