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True story. At work, folks going out for lunch. Ask if I want dim sum. I had never heard of it. All I could think of, in redneck fashion, was "that boy ain't bright, he's dim some." I declined going. Still not sure what it is. I think it is a soup.

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But why didn't you just google it or look it up? In the time it took to write out this comment you could've googled it and seen the brief one-sentence description that appears and explains it. I get not doing that in the moment but you seem to be implying this happened a while back and you've been okay just assuming they're all going and eating soup for lunch. Were you never curious about it after that initial invitation?

You're truly missing out of one of life's greatest pleasures. Carts and carts of delight, oh what a sight!

I'll be honest, I'm not the biggest fan. But no it isn't a soup. It's a bunch of small little bites and they generally bring them around on carts and you tell them what you want and then pay for what you eat. Usually the items are steamed and the carts have hot water at the bottom to keep the steam going as they cart it around.

It's Chinese buffet. Or maybe more like tapas. It's a great way to sample the huge variety of Chinese food. Some of which, to my Americanized palette, is quite alarming.

Edit: Deep-fried chicken feet vs pork rinds is a toss-up, I admit. But there are items about which I've never gotten a clear explanation ;)

Try something new, you may like it.

bro you gotta try cha siu bao

If you don’t know what a food is you can just go with them and then you’ll know after

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