On Sunday, the Liu family took the train into NYC to meet our good friends, the Dijkstra's for authentic Dim Sum in Chinatown - ideal for family gatherings. Dim sum is the name for a Chinese cuisine which involves a wide range of light dishes. Dim sum is served alongside chinese tea during breakfast, brunch and lunch. Yum cha is the term used to describe the Dim Sum's dining experience which literally means, "tea drinking". We enjoyed various types of chinese small dishes, wheeled to our table in trolley carts filled with chinese style tapas which included; steamed buns (cha siu baau), rice noodle rolls (cheong fun), steamed pork dumplings (shaomai), bun with barbecued pork filing (Char siu baau), taro dumplings (wu gok), shrimp dumplings (har gow)and my husband's favorite, marinated chicken feet called phoenix talons (fung zao). We then roamed the streets of Chinatown which were fun and entertaining, especially for the kids. What a great day. We're going to miss the Dijkstra's who will be moving to South Africa in a few weeks. Our girls are truly going to miss the little Dijkstra's, Jasmine (Jezz) and Juliet (JJ).
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