# Let's talk Dim Sum. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 20, 2016, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-dim-sum/755225 "2016-05-20T14:16:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![FluffyBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecb155/32.png) [@FluffyBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FluffyBob)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2016, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-dim-sum/755225/101 "2016-05-25T15:49:15Z")
Late to the party and all but at least I made it past the MSG derail. I do not understand the trepidation with Dim Sum, the food is all there to choose in normal Dim Sum cart service. Just pick what looks good to you. I totally get the OP’s misunderstanding of the process, and trying something new by yourself can be confusing, but once you understand the process a la post #2, its simple. Certainly best as a shared meal Rather than individual - easier to have many different items. Maybe some people’s brains do not work the same but for me it all tastes pretty much as it looks. I have been eating it for years and barely know the name of anything. I know I do not care for taro and do not bother with items with its particular translucent gray/purple pudge, so that’s one I had to learn. The crunchy fried stuff is pretty much crunchy fried stuff, gooey is gooey, sweets are usually obviously sweet items and savory looks savory. I guess one would also have to learn that the red (bean) paste is sweet, and the stuff in steamed banana leaves is sticky rice. Is it really that hard to find proper Chinese food in huge metro cities like Dallas and Houston, or is the difficulty with finding Dim Sum in Texas just an issue for rural areas? ---
**Author:** ![kayT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayt/32/3633_2.png) [@kayT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayT)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2016, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-dim-sum/755225/102 "2016-05-25T19:33:37Z")
According to Yelp there are three or four places in Austin that do Dim Sum on weekends. I was just kinda hoping another Austinite would turn up with a recommendation. But sometimes it’s hard to find “proper Chinese food” in a new town. Help is always appreciated. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Controvert](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dec6dc/32.png) [@The\_Controvert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Controvert)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2016, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-dim-sum/755225/103 "2016-05-27T14:54:40Z")
For Austinites, New Fortune on Lamar (in the Chinatown Center) does a pretty good dim sum. Also, did you know Xiao Long Bao is named after Bruce Lee? i.e. Bruce Lee buns, haha ---
**Author:** ![kayT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayt/32/3633_2.png) [@kayT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayT)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2016, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-dim-sum/755225/104 "2016-05-28T00:00:56Z")
Thanks **The Controver**. Will try New Fortune. Bruce Lee buns, love it. ---
**Author:** ![GrumpyBunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bc8723/32.png) [@GrumpyBunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrumpyBunny)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2016, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-dim-sum/755225/105 "2016-05-29T22:41:53Z")
> [@iiandyiiii](#): > > Pork buns (baked) are basically glazed donuts filled with sweet barbecued pork, and they are one of the greatest things that God ever created on Earth. I’m an atheist and I agree with you. Also, I love those “soup buns”. For dessert, those sesame buns. Finally, red bean paste buns. Drool. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-dim-sum/755225.md?page=5)