How to Eat Dim Sum

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Choose what tea you want to drink first.. Order a 3-4 dim sum dishes per person at a time.. Get fresh dim sum from servers with carts if the restaurant offers it.

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1

Choose what tea you want to drink first.

Step 1

Choose what tea you want to drink first.

2

Order a 3-4 dim sum dishes per person at a time.

Step 2

Order a 3-4 dim sum dishes per person at a time.

3

Get fresh dim sum from servers with carts if the restaurant offers it.

Step 3

Get fresh dim sum from servers with carts if the restaurant offers it.

4

Finish most dim sum in 1 or 2 bites.

Step 4

Finish most dim sum in 1 or 2 bites.

5

Rip char siu bao and egg rolls with your hands.

Step 5

Rip char siu bao and egg rolls with your hands.

6

Chew on chicken feet before spitting the bones out on your plate.

Step 6

Chew on chicken feet before spitting the bones out on your plate.

7

Split har cheong fun in half with your chopsticks before eating them.

Step 7

Split har cheong fun in half with your chopsticks before eating them.

8

Don't use your personal chopsticks to serve other people.

Step 8

Don't use your personal chopsticks to serve other people.

9

Serve other people before you serve yourself.

Step 9

Serve other people before you serve yourself.

10

Take the food closest to you to avoid reaching across the table.

Step 10

Take the food closest to you to avoid reaching across the table.

11

Tap your right index and middle fingers on the table twice to say thank you.

Step 11

Tap your right index and middle fingers on the table twice to say thank you.

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