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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Its singular dim sum brunch is reason enough to visit on weekends (see: Chicago Italian beef baos).
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Outside Online, 28 May 2025
Some of these include a French omelet with goat cheese and chives, Mexican café de olla and breakfast dim sum.
—Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 May 2025
Those who crave a hands on experience can also book a dim sum workshop with chef Tony Xu, followed by cocktails at Le Botaniste bar upstairs and dinner at the restaurant.
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Francophiles get it: France is the best.
—Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
Diners talk with a reporter about why, amid recent debate about who controls the important canal, dim sum is part of their culture.
—Whitney Eulich, Christian Science Monitor, 18 Apr. 2025
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Outside Online, 28 May 2025
Some of these include a French omelet with goat cheese and chives, Mexican café de olla and breakfast dim sum.
—Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 May 2025
Those who crave a hands on experience can also book a dim sum workshop with chef Tony Xu, followed by cocktails at Le Botaniste bar upstairs and dinner at the restaurant.
Play: The 16th Arrondissement
Francophiles get it: France is the best.
—Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
Diners talk with a reporter about why, amid recent debate about who controls the important canal, dim sum is part of their culture.
—Whitney Eulich, Christian Science Monitor, 18 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for dim sum
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“Dim sum.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dim%20sum. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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