'They called it a dim sim because in my dialect we don't say dim sum, we say dim sim,' Ms Chong said. 3 Homestead Drive, Mt Wellington, Auckland 1741 Phone +64 Fax +64. A highly popular frozen ready to eat meal consisting of slices of BBQ pork with a honey based sauce on a bed of wok fried rice. While Australians loved eating siu mai, its name proved too much of a mouthful for the English-speaking population and a new moniker was needed for the mass-produced snack food. Dim Sims A delicate steamed dumpling also known as siu mai. Sensing a business opportunity, Mr Wing Young adapted the recipe to create a commercial version and produced them in a factory 'by the thousands', Ms Chong said. Ms Chong said her father noticed that Australians visiting his restaurant, Wing Lee in Melbourne's Chinatown, particularly enjoyed the tiny pork mince dim sum dumplings called siu mai. Deep fry in the preheated oil at temperature 160ºc for about 8mins or until it’s turns dark golden brown & crispy, and ready to serve. PRODUCT MUST BE COOKED BEFORE CONSUMPTION.

She told 774 ABC Melbourne's Red Symons that her father, William Chen Wing Young, invented and popularised the Australian dim sim in the 1940s. Chicken Dim Sims: 48 pieces: 130 grams: 10: 10: COOKING GUIDELINES: FOR BEST RESULTS SLIGHTLY DEFROST BEFORE COOK. The simple dim sim, served in fish and chip shops around the country, is an example of traditional Chinese cuisine being adapted for the Anglo-Australian palate.Ĭelebrity chef Elizabeth Chong is known to television audiences from her appearances on Ten Network show Good Morning Australia with Bert Newton in the 1990s and 2000s. Dancing dragons and firecrackers wowed the crowds at Lunar New Year celebrations at the weekend, but many more people around the country may have sampled a piece of Chinese-Australian history without even knowing it.

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