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mushroom dumpling
A sticky, translucent wrapper filled with mushroom.
spinach and mushroom dumpling
Same as the steamed spinach dumplings, but also with mushrooms.
steamed dumpling
These traditional Chinese dumplings are served steamed in dim sum restaurants (also pan-fried, se...
blanched lettuce
Lettuce that has been blanched (quickly boiled then cooled) and served in a sauce.
mantou
Mantou are plain steamed buns with no filling, originating from Northern China and made with whea...
fried mantou
Deep-fried mantou, often listed as golden mantou or deep-fried bun, are typically served with con...
beef meatballs
Steamed meatballs made out of finely ground beef is a [Cantonese dish] and standard dim sum fare.
potstickers
Oddly known as potstickers in English (and in Boston, even more oddly known as Peking ravioli), t...
spare ribs in black bean sauce
Steamed pork ribs served in black bean sauce.
spare ribs w/ taro
Steamed pork ribs mixed with cubes of taro.
beef short ribs
Beef ribs, usually with black pepper.
white rice
Plain steamed white rice (although, really, it's boiled), usually served in small bowls, or a big...
purple rice
Purple rice is also known as black rice, the color before it's cooked, and also forbidden rice or...
jasmine rice
Jasmine rice is a long grain fragrant, or aromatic, rice primarily grown in Southeast Asia.
rice roll
Rice rolls, also known as rice noodle rolls are steamed sheets of rice flour dough rolled up and ...
scallion rice roll
Plain rice rolls served with scallions.
cilantro and scallion rice roll
shrimp rice roll
Rice rolls filled with shrimp, and steamed, then served with soy sauce.