Best thing I ever ate? Dim sum in Happy Gathering, a small Chinese corner of Wales
Heaven is a round table in a favourite Cardiff restaurant, and dainty dim sum tucked inside bamboo baskets Whenever someone asks what my death row
Heaven is a round table in a favourite Cardiff restaurant, and dainty dim sum tucked inside bamboo baskets Whenever someone asks what my death row meal would be, I say dim sum without fail. It’s cheating, I know; a loophole where you don’t have to choose.
I’ve spent more time thinking about it than I’d like to admit, but what I love most about dim sum is that you never have the same experience twice – a bit like snowflakes, no two are ever the same.
Dim sum covers all bases – there’s no settling on one thing: it’s a chance to sample everything as you work your way through the menu. It doesn’t fit neatly into starters, mains and desserts, but exists as its own genre, borderless and all-encompassing.
It’s overwhelming, loud and chaotic for first-timers; an assault on all the senses, but in the best way. Continue reading...
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