HK Dim Sum

My friend, Julia,  and I been talking about a food crawl of some sort for a while.  Between our schedules, trying to find a time that both of us are available for good chunk of time was near impossible.  So after much going back and forth, we finally put together a food crawl. 

We went back to the NY Times article as our guide.  Basically, there were 6 restaurant on there, and we picked which ones we haven't been versus which ones we either wanted to try or would like to go back and re-visit.  This around, we included our foodie friend, Lesley to join us.

First round: HK Dim Sum.  In Chinese, it is really Dim Sum City, it is kinda nice to have dim sum any time of day.  Most instances, dim sum is really a morning thing... a Chinese brunch/tapas if you will.  Check out what we had:

Turnip cake - it is under the fried category, but it is also a bit misleading, since you have to steam the mixture the night before you can pan fried them anyway.

Steamed pork buns - I love these!

Har Gow - shrimp steamed dumplings

Pan fried rice noodle - like the turnip cake, the mixture has to made into a thin noodle. (This one has dried shrimp and scallion)  And steamed to be solids.  Right before you order, they pan fried it.  I love the toasty crush on the outside.  You're supposed to mix it with the sauce (on top of picture), which is mixed with sweet sauce and hoisin sauce. 

Last but not least, egg custard tart.  Unfortunately, the crust is too thick and not as flavorful as the real authentic Hong Kong tart.

Hong Kong Dim Sum

9889 Bellaire Blvd #110,
Houston TX 77036-3463

713-777-7029

http://www.hkdimsumcity.com/