plural dim sums also dim sum
: traditional Chinese food consisting of a variety of items (such as steamed or fried dumplings, pieces of cooked chicken, and rice balls) served in small portions
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Fans of dim sum and proper sauciers will also find this useful.
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Alex Ronan, Architectural Digest, 22 Apr. 2025
Highlights included colorful striped cashmere throws hung vertically like a totem pole and a Tomás Alonso glass side table with a playful cedar box top that resembled the world’s most elegant dim sum basket.
—Liam Hess, Vogue, 11 Apr. 2025
Sacramento’s sizable Chinese and Vietnamese populations have culminated in a wealth of dim sum parlors and delicious dives along Stockton Boulevard, but few high-end representations of those cuisines exist in the city core.
—Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 23 Feb. 2025
What the 2-year-old business does have is a bevy of fresh and frozen dim sum favorites, perfect for quick pickup and on-the-go Cantonese bites that are as inexpensive as any food around.
—Benjy Egel, Sacbee.com, 2 Apr. 2025
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Alex Ronan, Architectural Digest, 22 Apr. 2025
Highlights included colorful striped cashmere throws hung vertically like a totem pole and a Tomás Alonso glass side table with a playful cedar box top that resembled the world’s most elegant dim sum basket.
—Liam Hess, Vogue, 11 Apr. 2025
Sacramento’s sizable Chinese and Vietnamese populations have culminated in a wealth of dim sum parlors and delicious dives along Stockton Boulevard, but few high-end representations of those cuisines exist in the city core.
—Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 23 Feb. 2025
What the 2-year-old business does have is a bevy of fresh and frozen dim sum favorites, perfect for quick pickup and on-the-go Cantonese bites that are as inexpensive as any food around.
—Benjy Egel, Sacbee.com, 2 Apr. 2025
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“Dim sum.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dim%20sum. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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