I one sum dim sum!
Mon 2 Oct 2006
Posted by Nguyen under Food, Chinese, Desserts, Uncategorized, Personal, Pastry, Favorites, Dim Sum
4600 Convoy St, San Diego, CA 92111
My dad is one of the chefs at Jasmine and he always brings us home new dim sum creations that they come up with. Sometimes the creations are bad (I’m sure those didn’t make it on the menu) and some are extraordinary. This time it was something unique and pretty tasty too!
They took the daan taat (egg custard… dan ta if you are mandarin, but daan tat for us Cantonese speakers) and put a twist on it. Instead of the normal flakey buttery crust, they changed it to a more crunchy chocolate crust. It was good, but I prefer the orginal version better.
My favorite would have to be the fried taro with a piece of scallop on top. It was a bit oily, but boy did that scallop hit the spot!
The little birdy was filled with a red bean paste and is a nice sweet little treat. I told my sister to break it in half for me (I didn’t want to be the one to kill it).



October 2nd, 2006 at 11:04 am
Those are some lush looking dim sum. You’re right. The little bird is too cute to kill.
- CP
October 2nd, 2006 at 5:37 pm
WTH!?!?? why didn’t you ever tell us that your dad works there?!?!? hook us up!
October 4th, 2006 at 5:07 am
Hey CP. For the record I had no part in killing it… although I did try some of it. Awesome sushi pictures by the way. I am still craving for sushi because you.
Hey Cathy well you guys know now… and I will hook you guys up with dim sum… pictures.