Sushi Vs. Dim Sum: Chinese and Japanese Cuisine

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In China, food is always eaten communally, where a number of dishes are shared by a group of people.

In Japan, food can be eaten either communally or individually, depending on which type of dish is being consumed. Individual bento boxes are a very common lunch in Japan, for instance.
Influence from Other Cultures

Japanese cuisine has also drawn from many foreign influences, as well, while Chinese cuisine has maintained resilience against outside influence throughout the centuries. Some examples of outside influence in Japanese cuisine include the fried tempura dishes, which were an adaptation of the Portuguese peixinhos da horta. Likewise, curries were brought to Japan by the British and remain a staple in the Japanese cooking tradition.

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Purin is a version of custard pudding.

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Dim sum is a Cantonese term for a type of Chinese dish that involves small individual portions of food, usually served in a small steamer basket or on a small plate.

Going for dim sum is usually known in Cantonese as going to "drink tea" (yum cha).

The drinking of tea is as important to dim sum as the food.

A popular tea which is said to aid in digestion is bolay (po lai, pu erh), which is a strong, fermented tea. Chrysanthemum, oolong (wu lung) and green tea can be served as well.

It is customary to pour tea for others during dim sum before filling one's own cup. A custom unique to the Cantonese is to thank the person pouring the tea by tapping the bent index finger if you are single, or by tapping both the index and middle finger if you are married, which symbolizes 'bowing' to them.

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Tea is the agricultural product of the leaves, leaf buds, and internodes of the Camellia sinensis plant, prepared and cured by various methods. "Tea" also refers to the aromatic beverage prepared from the cured leaves by combination with hot or boiling water, and is the common name for the Camellia sinensis plant itself.

After water, tea is the most widely consumed beverage in the world. It has a cooling, slightly bitter, astringent flavour which many enjoy.

There are at least six varieties of tea: white, yellow, green, oolong, black, and pu-erh of which the most commonly found on the market are white, green, oolong, and black.

All teas are made from the same species of plant, though different varieties may be used, and the leaves are processed differently, and, in the case of fine white tea, grown differently. Pu-erh tea, a post-fermented tea, is also often used medicinally.

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