Dim sim

Dim sim

Fried and steamed dim sim
Type	Dumpling
Course	Appetiser or snack
Place of origin	Australia
Serving temperature	Hot
Main ingredients	Meat, cabbage
Variations	Vegetarian (assorted fillings)

A dim sim is Chinese-inspired meat and vegetable dumpling-style snack food, popular in Australia^[1] and to a lesser extent in New Zealand. It was popularized in the 1940s, by a Chinese immigrant in Melbourne who originally came from Guangdong, William Chen Wing Young, the father of Australian celebrity chef, author and TV personality Elizabeth Chong.^[1] The name derives from the pronunciation diim syiim (點心) in Toisanese, the predominant dialect spoken at the time by Central Melbourne's Chinese community.