I love taking people to eat dim sum for the first time.
我喜欢带人初试中式点心 。
Most people in the US, have no idea what dim sum actually is or the etiquette behind it. It's fun to watch their eyes glaze over at the million tapas-like choices laid out before them.
在美国,大多数人都不知道中式点心到底是什么,也不知道其背后的风俗民情
。看着他们对摆在面前的各种点心露出如痴如醉的表情,我觉得特别好玩 。Smiling and nodding as they look over the menu — as though anything you pick it fine by them — you can visibly watch as the overwhelmed feeling washes over them.
他们边浏览菜单边微笑点头,喜悦之情溢于言表,好像你点的任何东西他们都会喜欢
I get it.
我的目的达到了 。
Dim sum in fact, can be quite overwhelming! Add in menus with limited English, rowdy Chinese families shouting all around, and people spitting bones out on the table, it's definitely not an experience most Westerners are accustomed to.
说实话,吃中式点心有时非常让人无语!除了菜单上的英文很蹩脚外,就餐的人拖家带口闹哄哄地又喊又叫,还把骨头吐在桌子上,这氛围大多数西方人肯定都受不了 。
But I love it.
但我喜欢 。
Going to grab dim sum on a Sunday morning quickly became one of my favorite rituals in Hong Kong, and one I still try to fit in at least once a month here in Chicago. So to help spread that love I've decided to outline my favorite dim sum items, in hopes that you'll be more confident in ordering and will want to go give dim sum a try!
周日早晨去中式点心店饱餐一顿,这是我去香港没多久就培养出来的嗜好之一 。现在在芝加哥这边,我也至少每月要抽时间去大快朵颐一次 。所以呢,为了跟别人分享这种热爱,我决定简单描述一下我最喜欢的几类中式点心,希望能为你前去点餐增加些底气,同时也希望能唤起你品尝的欲望!