Literally meaning "to touch your heart," Dim Sum consists of a variety of dumplings, steamed dishes and other goodies. They are quite similar to hors d'oeuvres, the hot and cold delicacies served at French restaurants or Tapas, the Spanish small appetizers.

Originally a Cantonese custom, Dim Sum is inextricably linked to the Chinese tradition of "yum cha" or drinking tea. Travellers journeying along the famous Silk Road needed a place to rest, so teahouses sprung up. Rural farmers, exhausted after long hours working in the fields, would also head to the local teahouse for an afternoon of tea and relaxing conversation. The tradition of Dim Sum was born when tea house proprietors began adding various snacks to the tea.

Today, Dim Sum is served worldwide through Chinese migrants, but the best dim sum can be found in Canton and in Sea Palace! Sea Palace has hired some of the finest Dim Sum chefs from Hong Kong. Therefore we are able to serve you the most superb and innovative Dim Sum outside Canton. In the original Dim Sum tradition there is no ordering; instead you choose from a wide assortment that the waiters bring out on carts and trays. In Sea Palace we have adapted our serving to the Western like and we have table service according to the Western tradition.

What types of foods can you expect from a typical Dim Sum lunch? When it comes to cooking methods, many of the dishes are either steamed or deep-fried. Among the former, you will find everything on the menu; from steamed pork, spareribs and char siu bao - steamed buns with roast pork - to har gao, those wonderful shrimp dumplings with the translucent skin. Deep-fried treats include mini spring rolls and Wu Gok, a type of taro turnover.

Sea Palace has a grand selection of Dim Sum dishes. Take a look in our extended menu and select your personal favourites!

Should you try this typical Chinese lunch for the first time, we would like to advise you to choose one of our specially selected Dim Sum menus. These menus will provide you the most popular, well known and tasty Dim Sum dishes.

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