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Re: OT: Junk/Dim S(ui)m

From:Tristan McLeay <zsau@...>
Date:Saturday, September 13, 2003, 17:00
On Sat, 13 Sep 2003, Roger Mills wrote:

> Tristan McLeay wrote: > > > > I'm not sure what 'dim-sum' is, but here in Melbourne there is a joke that > > dim-sims contain cat meat, or were originally made of cat meat, or some > > derivative thereof. Apparently the source was a fish-n-chips shop* in St > > Kilda (a suburb of Melbourne) which did it, and were subsequently shut > > down. > > > Urban Legend Alert!?
Possibly, but the person I got this from is usually very credible.
> > *I don't know what the sell in the UK, but in Australia, it isn't a > > fish-n-chips shop unless they sell fish and chips (and other things in > > batter), souvlaki, hamburgers, dimsims and springrolls. > > > That's quite a mix.
Not that anyone's complaining :) But if your feeling like Greek or Asian food, you'd go to a Greek or Asian restaurant. While fish-n-chips shops give you better hamburgers and chips than Maccas's burgers and fries, the same doesn't apply to souvlaki and spring rolls.
> In the US if you want echt-ethnic food, you have to go > to an ethnic restaurant, and outside of major cities, even those are always > very echt.
What's 'echt'?
> Dim sum (US spelling) isn't really a dish, but a style of light snack/meal, > where the waiters wheel around a cart loaded with little saucers with small > portions of goodies (mostly dumplings, but not entirely). Rather on the > order of Spanish tapas. With some exceptions, every plate costs the same; > your final bill depends on how many empty plates there are on your table.
Well, calling dim sims a dish is somewhat extreme, I think. They're a snack, had with other stuff (like you might have fish-n-chips and dim sims, or dimsims, fried rice as side dishes with a meat stirfry as the main or something) to form a meal. -- Tristan <kesuari@...> Yesterday I was a dog. Today I'm a dog. Tomorrow I'll probably still be a dog. Sigh! There's so little hope for advancement. -- Snoopy

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