Dim sum restaurants usually serve a wide range of dishes, and ingredients include beef, chicken, shrimp, pork and vegetables. Although most traditional dim sum contains meat, vegetarian options are commonly offered as well.
shrimp dumplings (har gow)
shrimp filling, wrapped in translucent rice-flour skin in a half-moon shape; dim sum connoisseurs often judge a restaurant's dim sum by the quality of their har gow.

steamed barbecued-pork buns (char siu bau)
soft, fluffy and white, these buns are a favorite among frequent dim sum goers.

lotus leaf rice (law mai gai)
glutinous sticky rice that contains egg yolk, chicken, mushrooms and Chinese sausage wrapped in a fragrant lotus leaf and steamed.

spring rolls (chun guen)
rolled inside a delicate flour skin and fried, they contain ingredients such as carrots, pork, shrimp, and Chinese mushrooms and are eaten with soy sauce.

rice noodle rolls (cheung fun)
can be steamed or fried, they can be filled with either roast pork, beef, shrimp or are available plain, and are eaten with soy sauce or peanut sauce.

pork and shrimp dumplings (siu mai)
a dim sum staple, these round steamed dumplings contain a shrimp and pork filling that peek out on top through a thin yellow rice-flour wrapper.

custard egg tarts (dan tot)
sweet treats made with egg custard baked in a flaky crust, they are the most popular dessert dim sum.

thousand layer sweet cake (chien chang go)
this delightful dessert is made with several thin layers of sweet egg cake.