80 Dim Sum Trivia Questions with Answers

80 public questions with answers, drawn from the well. How many can you answer?

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What dim sum dish consists of lotus root segments stuffed with sticky rice and steamed?

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Stuffed lotus root

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What is the name of the Hong Kong dim sum restaurant that opened in 1918 and is one of the oldest?

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Lin Heung Tea House

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What dim sum dish is a deep-fried crab claw stuffed with shrimp mousse?

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Deep-fried crab claws

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What chilled dim sum dessert is made from mango and evaporated milk?

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Mango pudding

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What is the Chinese name for sweet red bean paste used in dim sum desserts?

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Hong dou sha

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Who founded the Michelin-starred dim sum chain Tim Ho Wan?

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Mak Kwai-pui and Leung Fai-keung

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What type of flour is used to make the translucent skin of har gow dumplings?

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Wheat starch

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What pan-fried dim sum dumpling is known as a potsticker?

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Wor tip (potstickers)

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What dim sum item consists of steamed beef balls often served with Worcestershire sauce?

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Beef balls

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What congee dish is flavored with century egg and lean pork?

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Century egg and lean pork congee

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What pan-fried dim sum dish is made from shredded daikon radish and served with sauce?

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Lo bak go (turnip cake)

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What deep-fried dim sum pastry is filled with red bean paste and covered in sesame seeds?

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Jin deui (sesame ball)

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What dim sum dish is glutinous rice wrapped in a lotus leaf and steamed?

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Lo mai gai

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What dim sum dish is a bread slice topped with shrimp paste and deep-fried?

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Shrimp toast

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What does the Cantonese term 'siu mai' literally mean?

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Cook and sell

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In which Chinese dynasty did teahouses serving dim sum-like snacks become popular?

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Song dynasty

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In what year did Tim Ho Wan receive its first Michelin star?

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2010

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What soup-filled dumpling is often served in dim sum restaurants?

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Xiaolongbao

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What dim sum dish features pork spare ribs steamed with fermented black beans?

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Pai gwat

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What dim sum dish is made from steamed chicken feet in black bean sauce?

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Fung jaw

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What does 'dim sum' literally translate to in English?

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Touch the heart

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What fried taro dumpling is a dim sum favorite?

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Wu gok

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What sweet pastry is a dim sum classic filled with egg custard?

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Egg tart

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What fried spring roll is a popular dim sum item?

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Spring roll

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What rolling cart is used to present dim sum in traditional restaurants?

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Dim sum cart

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What steamed rice noodle roll is a dim sum dish often filled with shrimp?

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Cheung fun

Easy Easy difficulty.
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What steamed bun is filled with barbecued pork?

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Char siu bao

Easy Easy difficulty.
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What open-topped pork dumpling is a dim sum staple?

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Siu mai

Easy Easy difficulty.
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What is the Cantonese term for the tea-drinking tradition that includes dim sum?

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Yum cha

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What steamed shrimp dumpling is a classic dim sum dish?

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Har gow