plural dim sums also dim sum
: traditional Chinese food consisting of a variety of items (such as steamed or fried dumplings, pieces of cooked chicken, and rice balls) served in small portions
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There's something seriously delish about dumplings and dim sum, and a brand-new restaurant in Wauwatosa promises both.
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Bridget Fogarty, Journal Sentinel, 19 Oct. 2024
The modern Chinese-American restaurant offers dim sum, noodles and rice dishes and house specials.
—Jessica Rodriguez, Journal Sentinel, 4 Oct. 2024
Dallas-Fort Worth travelers who want to take high tea overlooking Victoria Harbour at the Peninsula Hong Kong or chow down on dim sum have a new way to get to the bustling Asian metropolis next spring.
—Edward Russell, Travel + Leisure, 24 Sep. 2024
Daily Total: $0 Day Four 7 a.m. — Up and leave at 8 a.m. for dim sum with my cousin’s family.
—R29 Team, refinery29.com, 23 Sep. 2024
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Bridget Fogarty, Journal Sentinel, 19 Oct. 2024
The modern Chinese-American restaurant offers dim sum, noodles and rice dishes and house specials.
—Jessica Rodriguez, Journal Sentinel, 4 Oct. 2024
Dallas-Fort Worth travelers who want to take high tea overlooking Victoria Harbour at the Peninsula Hong Kong or chow down on dim sum have a new way to get to the bustling Asian metropolis next spring.
—Edward Russell, Travel + Leisure, 24 Sep. 2024
Daily Total: $0 Day Four 7 a.m. — Up and leave at 8 a.m. for dim sum with my cousin’s family.
—R29 Team, refinery29.com, 23 Sep. 2024
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“Dim sum.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dim%20sum. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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