Dim Sum

A few days ago, I went with a couple of friends to get some Dim Sum. For those who

have never heard of Dim Sum before, it is a type of Chinese restaurant that serve a

variety of food such deserts, fruits, vegetables, meat, and mainly seafood dishes.

Most of the dishes are light dishes meaning that there is not a lot of one item on a

single plate. People that eat at dim sum can have a variety of food to choose from.

Since I have not had Dim Sum in such a long time, when I first bit into the steamed

meat dumplings it brought tingling sensation to my taste buds.


I think everyone should try dim sum because it will be a perfect eye opener

for people to experience a part of the Chinese culture. There is no other restaurant

experience that can match it. The restaurant hires old fragile Chinese women to push

around these heavy food carts around the restaurant, so the customers can see and

pick the type of food they desire right there and then. No other style of restaurant

that I know of offers such a unique service, where I can see what I like and have it

on the table in a matter of seconds. I call this great service. One of the most

impressive things about Dim Sum is having a huge variety of food to choose from.

People can choose from wontons to lotus leaf rice or egg tart to sesame seed balls,

but I am going to talk about one of the more popular dishes called Sui Mai.


Let’s start with the most dish called steamed meat dumplings or in the in the

ancient language, Siu Mai (sue my). Steamed meat dumplings are made by pressing a

thin round egg-and-flour wrapper around a bite-size meat filling, which is usually

pork, and leaves the top of it expose. For my personal opinion, the reason for it

being very delicious is because it is juicy, soft and gives off a good meaty taste.

Also, a very important thing about them is that they are bite size. This is

important because when eating people do not want troubles such as having to pick and

spit out bonds or even use a knife cut into the meat. People generally like easy and

simple task. Therefore, besides steamed meat dumplings being extremely delicious,

they are also easy to eat which makes them reasonable to be one of the most favorite

dishes of dim sum.


Overall, I always have a good time eating at Dim Sum because having a good selection

of food to choose is always a plus. Also, it is typically the norm to eat five

different dishes because they are so tiny, which is a good to try different kinds

foods. Finally, I would recommend anyone who likes to eat Chinese food and seafood

to go and try Dim Sum.

What is it Called? Thai Iced Tea

Since the beginning of my life I have been integrated into the Asian

culture. To be more specific I have been raised in a Vietnamese and Chinese

household where plenty of chow mein, fried rice, and pho dishes have been created

and devoured. I must admit that people raise in an Asian culture do have a good

section of food to eat, but one of my favorite items to choose when I am at a

Vietnamese or Chinese restaurant is not a dish, but a drink. Thai iced tea is one of

the must have that I always choose when I have the chance to have with my meal.


The other day my friend John, who is Caucasian, and I went to eat at Pho 79,

which is located in Orange County on the intersection between Brookhurst and

Hazard. This Pho restaurant has been in business since my dad came to Southern

California more than 25 years ago, so food must be good since it has been in

business for such a long time. As the food that we ordered came and was placed on

our table I asked, “John, have you ever tried Thai Tea before” and he said, “No, I

never heard of that before. What is it?” A part of me knew that he have never tried

it before, so I ordered us two Thai Iced Teas. When the waiter brought out the Thai

Iced Teas he gave a confused look and said, “Why does it have a orange and white

layer?” As I laughed quietly, I told him, “Just mix it together with your straw and

try it.” As he began to sip the drink his face started to light up as if he was

watching fire works for the first time. At that very moment I knew that he loved it,

but just to make sure I asked if he liked it and he responded by saying, “I love it,

I have to get another one…What is it called again?”


What makes Thai Iced tea such a good drink is that it is different from the

everyday soda, water, and juice drinks that I see every day on campus and in the

local American stores that I frequently visit. I do not think there will be ever see

the day when there will be vending machines or soda dispensers that has Thai Iced

Tea as a selection. Having its own originality because it consists of milk and Thai

tea makes it a hard drink to compete with because it gives off a sweet creamy taste,

which the majority of the population loves. Also, having Thai Iced Tea brings back

good childhood memories when I would eat with my parents and grandparents. Overall,

Thai ice tea will satisfy any person’s sweet tooth and make any Asian style meal

more enjoyable.

Greek Gyro

While at UCSD, I was walking around looking for something to eat for lunch. As I

walked into the Price Center I saw Panda Express, Burger King and Grilled Greek. I

have not had a Gyro in awhile so I thought to myself, “Why not, Greek food would be

something good and different.” When I ordered the Gyro plate I chose seasoned

French fries and rice for my side orders. It also came with Greek bread which was

cut up into four triangles and Greek meat. I could not tell whether the Greek meat

was either pork or beef, but it was delicious because each bite of it consisted of

a peppery meaty taste. It is the best way I can describe it.

Also, when I was ordering I thought it was interesting that Hispanic people

were cooking and severing me Greek food. I have never met a Greek person in my life

so maybe the people working behind the counter were Greek, but one thing is for sure

though is that they spoke Spanish pretty fluently. It just makes me wonder if I was

eating authentic Greek food because all the Greek food I have tried so far were from

either the dining hall at Cal State Long Beach or from little restaurant in shopping

malls severed by people who identify themselves as Greek during work hours.

When a different ethnicity serve another ethnicity type of food one thing

pops into people minds, “I am not eating authentic food.” Since people are thinking

they are not eating authentic food the business of the restaurant will go down the

drain. People want to eat different authentic food from other cultures because they

want to experience what other people eat in their daily lives. Only when ethnicity

serves different types of food within their own culture is when people will think it

is authentic food.

For example, having a Hispanic person serving orange chicken from Panda Express will

make people question the authenticity of the food. But having an Asian person is a

different story. It would not matter if that Asian person is Japanese, Chinese,

Vietnamese, and maybe even an Indian could pass severing orange chicken from Panda

Express and people will think it genuine Asian food. As long as it appears correct

people will buy into it.

All and all, my experience at Grilled Greek has been fantastic because I

have always loved biting into that peppery meat. Even though, I do not have anything

else to compare it to. The service of the place was great and I had no problems with

the workers. Just one thing to keep in mind when ordering food is that food of a

certain culture served by a different ethnic maybe not be authentic.

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