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On Mon, 02 Nov 1992 22:57:07 GMT, budriuna@convex.com (AL Budriunas) said:
> What is dim sum (no flames please)?

Someone who is a bit more culturally aware can probably give you a
better answer than I, but I'll take a stab at it.  The best way I can
describe it is that dim sum is a style of service and food found in some
Chinese restaurants and tea rooms.

It's sort of like a moving appetizer buffet; waitresses bring carts or
trays by your table.  Each tray has a variety of different dishes on
them, and you point at or tell the waitress what you want as something
interesting goes by.  By American standards, most of the dishes are the
size/style of appetizers: Spring rolls, steamed meat buns, potstickers,
etc.

You are charged by the number and types of dishes you've eaten.  In some
places, they simply count the number of plates on your table and multiply
by the price/plate.  In LA, it is more common to have a card that gets
punched or marked every time a dish is set on your table, and then you
get charged based on the number of marks/holes in your card.

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