Delectable dim sum prove hard to resist
On a recent trip to temptation island, I couldn't help but give in to the smell of dim sum. I ordered a combination of shrimp shaomai, beef shaomai, shrimp and vegetable rolls and a large Szechuan-style dumpling from a booth run by the Asian Food Co. My mother had complained over the phone that she didn't want to cook dinner that day so I took the dim sum and some Chinese desserts home.
After our late-night dim sum snack, we ripped open a pack of ginger egg roll cookies I bought from Yedaum (a counter in Shinsegae’s food corner that sells Chinese desserts from a company named Kee Wah Bakery Hong Kong) and made some jasmine tea. The cookies were light and fluffy, almost like well-made croissants. The slight ginger flavor complemented our dim sum meal to a tee. After the cookies, we tried a mooncake I had bought from the same store. Although neither of us are big fans of mooncake, we both liked the fact that this one was neither too sweet nor too heavy.
by Cho Jae-eun
A combination dumpling set of five dim sum is 6,000 won ($6). The large dumplings are 1,500 each. For more information, call (02) 1588-1234 or visit www.easianfood.co.kr.
A pack of 10 ginger egg roll cookies costs 3,500 won. Mini mooncakes are 5,000 won each. For more information, call (02) 1588-1234 or visit www.kee-wah.com.
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
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