#dimdimsum

Growing up in London, dim sum on a Sunday was if not quite a tradition, a pretty regular treat. Dim sum in London can be a bit hit or miss but there are some pretty great places. On the other hand, while it does more than make up for it with other great food, it's actually not been that easy to find good dim sum in Taipei. However, in the last few years, a few of the big HK chains have opened stores in Taipei. One of them is Dim Dim Sum Taiwan so when we recently craved some dim sum, we headed on down.

We started off with the most classic of dim sum: har gau. These were packed full of plump shrimp and super tasty. The wrappers were translucent and chewy; not a bad start.

These are one of our favourite dishes, chicken feet. They were really well braised and the almost jelly like meat pretty much just fell off the bone,. They were a little sweeter and a little less spicy than the ones we are used to but still very good.

Now onto the other super iconic dim sum; siu mai. Between this and har gau, we can't quite decide which one is the more quintessential dim sum but regardless, we love them both. These siu mai were bouncy and juicy - really very nice.

This is where things got a little off track at least compared to our expectations. These were on the menu as prawn cheung fun but they were unlike any cheung fun we've had before. To be fair, they were actually pretty tasty but just very much not what we were expecting.

This might have ended up being our favourite dish of the meal and was the least dim sum like dish of them all. Salted egg crispy chicken wings; crispy, juicy chicken wings with a strong salted egg flavour. We didn't manage to get a photo of it but the pot it came in had a pig shaped lid which was very cute. This is definitely worth ordering if you are here.

Finally, onto dessert and their signature custard lava piggy buns. They're super cute and what's more is that they come with instructions to stab them through a nostril with a chopstick and give them a squeeze.

We don't think we did it very well though as the custard didn't quite ooze out as aesthetically as the diagram but still, it was pretty cute. They were pretty yummy too but the custard was a little runnier than we'd have liked. Our favourite custard buns are still the ones from Din Tai Fung.

All in all, this was a pretty decent meal of dim sum which we felt was actually better than the Dim Dim Sum experience we had in HK. This might just end up being our go to when we are craving siu mai and har gau (although we will probably order the chicken wings too)!.

Dim Dim Sum Taiwan, No 68, XinYi Breeze B1, Section 5, ZhongXiao E Road, XinYi District, Taipei City

It is the start of the summer school holidays and my family is embarking on a fun adventure to Hong Kong where my two nieces will be visiting Disneyland for the first time.

On the first day of our summer adventure, we had to visit the famous Dim Dim Sum to savor its signature dishes such as piggy custard buns, pork dumplings with crab roe, and steamed shrimp dumplings.

For dessert, we took a short stroll to Yee Shun Milk Company to sample its silky milk pudding which keeps its loyal fans coming back for more.

After a short nap, it was time for dinner and we navigated through the Ladies’ Market during sunset to experience the hustle and bustle of the city.

Dinner was a coincidental pit stop at Good News Barbecue Restaurant located at 110 Portland Street which is renowned for its BBQ skewers, grilled seafood, and pasta dishes.

I loved every single dish that we ordered, ranging from garlic bread and butter enoki mushrooms to grilled tofu, duck breast meat, and oysters. Each BBQ skewer was expertly prepared and served by attentive staff that made my nieces feel welcomed during their meal. I would definitely recommend all BBQ lovers to visit this restaurant to satisfy their food cravings.

One last stop before the end of the day was dessert at Hui Lau Shan to enjoy its summer mango dessert and its signature chinese herbal jelly.