Best Supermarket Dim Sims you can get IMO.
½ Price at $2.74; never seen these on special. Award winning company who were contracted to supply the athlete's village for the 2000 Olympic Games.
Despite the name they are made in Australia (Marrickvile NSW) by hand according to Hong Kong based recipe with no artificial colours or flavours and 100% Australian meat according to http://www.hongkongdimsim.com.au/
Thought I'd share for all the Dim Sim lovers out there!
That's cause dim sim's and dim sum are two completely different things
Hey, I found out the hard way that Dim Mak isn't an Asian inspired burger fusion food…ouch! ;)
http://www.gohospitality.com.au/c/hakka/what-is-the-differen…
Dim Sim refers to a Chinese inspired meat dumpling-style snack, consisting of meat, cabbage and spices wrapped in a pastry similar to a traditional dumpling.
Dim Sum in Chinese means ‘point of heart’ as it refers to a small snack or individual portions that were meant to ‘touch the heart’ with every bite. Dim Sum is eaten during the meal occasion known as ‘Yum Cha’. Nowadays these two Chinese terms are commonly used interchangeably.
dim sum (or dian xin in mandarin) is also generally used to refer to any snack :)
Dim sum is a hong kong thing in which the local language is cantonese. Whats the relevance of saying it in mandarine? Can you transalate it to japanese and thai while you are at it?
Maybe your dian xin refers to any snack, but the dim sum that I know of doesn't
Far out, ozbargain is so educational. I love this place.
I've never understood this either. I moved from Hong Kong to Australia thinking "how do you make 'deem sum' become 'dim sum'?"
.. And it seems like it's because we never realised (based on comments below) that Dim Sim is not a bastardised version of Dim Sum.
It all makes sense now…
You need to try a South Melbourne Market dim sim (the original, created in the 40s) to understand the difference. Not dim sum, but so delicious (esp if you're craving some junk food).
@JohnHowardsEyebrows
do you know what it's called ? The nurse at the dental clinic i visited was also raving about it
There is no dim sims in hong kong. Its an aussie item. I think dim sims look like sil mais but taste totally different. Dim sims are fried, sil mais steamed.
Some Chinese restaurants offer fried or steamed dim sims.
@rian354242: just called South Melbourne Market Dim Sims. Visit the market and ask for it (there's another Chinese food place that does second rate copies, so make sure you get the Dimmies place).
Plenty of shops sells these, I'm not sure if they are better if you buy them directly from the market, but the Sth Melb Dim Sims everyone else sells are incredibly overrated.
@Sheez: Not necessarily the original. There's another place that sells dim sims, and I'm guessing they also sell them as 'South Melbourne Market dim sims'. The ones at the market are much nicer than usual dim sims, though they're nothing so amazing.
@suicine94: He's talking about the original dim sim in Melbourne, not the original dim sum in general.
Yeah could be different, who knows.
The best dim sims I've had are actually from a Chinese restaurant in Ferntree Gully. They used to be amazing, not Siu Mei like you get at many Chinese places, but they were big like the Sth Melb ones and tasted great.
Because the Australianised versions are bigger, and so it's differentiated. Look at the size of the spring rolls that Marathon has in the supermarket freezer compared to the ones you get as dim sum …… they should get marketing make-over too 640g for 4 spring rolls ….. relics from when Australia was great and houses were affordable …..when I was a kid ……..
i bought one box of huge spring rolls, which is more like a meat pie….lol
This unconfirmed but what I heard was the pronounciation "dim sim" is from the Taishan dialect and not proper Cantonese "dim sum" - this dates back to the gold rush days and the first Chinese immigrants into Australia
Just saw your post - coincidentally after getting a pack to try. Value unbeatable. Personally, I find it a bit on the salty side. But that is just personal taste. If eaten in conjunction with other stuff, eg. vegetables, that could mild down the saltiness, it would be fine.
Had some for lunch today. Great tasting and value at this price. Pork buns are also half price.
Thanks OP, will try to get one tonight
is that on the catalogue or store specific ?
I can see it on Woolworths online without logging in
It is 1/2 price in Kadina SA, a regional store. :)
Didn't like the taste of the dimsum. too much flour in it.
Dim sim or dim sum?
No they are not.
Dim Sim is this 'Chinese' (but Australian invented) snack.
Dim Sum is actually a type of Cantonese Cuisine.
You can get Dim Sum in pretty much every country that has a Chinatown. You can only get Dim Sims in Australia, I have never seen them anywhere else in the world.
https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/288636#comment-4378875
Literally the first reply to the first comment. It helps to read.
Dim sum, dim sim or dimmie
Dim sum and dim sim are very different things.
They have MSG?
great I'll be sure to pick some up now.
MSG is not necessarily artificial, and to be technically specific, it's a flavour enhancer not a flavour.
Excellent. msg is a terrific umami taste provider.
Now you've ensured that people experience a whole bunch of symptoms from eating these that they wouldn't have had otherwise.
There's nothing wrong with MSG. Already proven by science.
I thought we all knew this like 3 years ago.
The issue is too much. Salt is ok… but too much..
Sure gives me amazing headaches and insatiable thirst for two days. And before anyone says it… No, it's not the salt content of the food. I've proven it to myself by making the same food both with, and without, MSG.
Big Deal.
looks better than those disgusting ho mai's stuff.
ho mai is tiny ….. portion sizes developed by same person that invented KFC pop corn chicken ….. true ozbargainers buy by weight.
Thanks OP, I can wash these down with the Penfolds I bought earlier.
I like your style
Totally agreed . The best frozen dim sium ever from a supermarket.
Yeah can't see them online or in the catalogue, only the pork buns I can see online.
Bought these before. They are awful. How can anyone say these are nice
Not sure why you got negged. My question is also geniune
BBecause many of them are not Chinese , not even Asians.
Without trying these, the aldi dim sims are amazing too.
Give them a go! Cheaper to.
Cheaper to what? :P
Cheaper to full stop.
Whoosh. ¯_(ツ)_/¯
@rawm: Or maybe he meant
Cheaper to.
i.e.
Cheaper to a full stop
Which is why he said cheaper to full stop :P
Ok I dunno I think I'm just rambling now..
Aldi has dim sim? Hmm .. gotta go check. Thanks.
Aldi have the big ones, think they are identical to yhe Coles and Woolies branded ones, and they are all about 4 bucks for 1.5kg.
Can't remember if they have small one such as the one posted here.
Thanks. I know the ones you mean now.
One of my favourite items in Aldi. These are really, really nice and great value.
Just tell me if these are better than the ones at chinese grocery store
Depends which brand you buy at the grocery store, which is why you're being downvoted I suspect.
That was geniune question I don't even know which one is good. So stupid this nagging business. I expect ppl to share which brand is better than this rather than down voting me
It's very hard to answer your question because different grocers in different States have different suppliers - for example, the soy milk I grew up used to in Brisbane is not available at all in Toowoomba, let alone Adelaide or Perth.
Even within a 5km radius, the grocers stock different brands of dumplings, if they're even Chinese at all. Viet ones often supply a different style altogether.
Tbh I think you're being downvoted more for your attitude. It's like you're demanding/expecting something from guys who don't know you, and owe you nothing.
i.e.
Just tell me..
as opposed to
Can somebody share (from their experience whether)..?
Past history shows doesn't matter how you ask, as long as people don't like what you are asking you will get negged.
Makes zero difference on ozbargain. Negs have been abused extensively.
@neonlight: Disagree.
If you had said negs are sometimes too easily thrown around or that there is sometimes a sheep mentality I absolutely agree - but this tends to be for comments that are more opinion-based (and controversial).
If pos votes supported facts and you said the sky was blue, you would get plenty of upvotes.
However, if pos votes supported facts and you said something like AirAsia is better than Jetstar than whether you'd get negged to oblivion or not is 50-50.
In this case you just worded your question in a particularly demanding way, and yes it absolutely made a difference. If you don't think so, then keep telling yourself that.
How do you prepare these to eat? Pan fried ok?
I steam all of my dimsum, but I hazard if you want these fried, you're going to want to microwave them first to ensure the inside is cooked.
Thanks. I don't own a microwave though haha
Ah that's going to be a problem then. Do you have a meat thermometer or something?
If you don't, then my recommendation if you insist on having a crispy outside, is to steam them, pat dry, then pan fry. Or deep fry, but I suspect with no microwave, you're not going to have a deep fryer…
steam them so they are cooked inside and pastry gets soft then quickly deep fried to give the pastry texture.
You get crunch and chewiness.
I didn't buy these particular ones as my Woolies was out, so I don't know if this fits (they might be a little small judging by the look of the boxes/packaging). However the big dim sims in those big value bags, I have always just put into the oven. I love how crispy they get :)
So what sort of meat is this guys? All pork? Beef? Chicken?
Pork.
Dim sim is a dish. Dim Sum is Yum Cha but no one calls it Dim Sum in Australia.
no one calls it Dim Sum in Australia.
… meaning in Australia it isn't that cuz Straya.
Maybe for you, but we have always called it dim sum rather than yum cha.
Only the US/UK calls it Dim Sum but in Australia especially in Syd/Mel they call it Yum Cha.
People from HK also call it Dim Sum, which is the proper term.
Dim Sum is a cuisine, Yum Cha means to drink tea. So no one goes to eat "Yum Cha" but people can go to eat "Dim Sum"
just bought a pack.
about 4 left at woolies robina
Will need to get some .thks….hope it doesn't become like the 1/2 price onion rings ….. binged on those and Netflix when they were on special.
I rmb there's this song with the lyrics:
"eating dim sims with a steamed dumpling"… funny as lol
Must be all chinese^ If not this is a popular brand, must try.
Check where are they made before buying.
Despite the name they are made in Australia (Marrickvile NSW) by hand according to Hong Kong based recipe with no artificial colours or flavours and 100% Australian meat according to http://www.hongkongdimsim.com.au/
guess it's a job for backpackers when the fruit picking season is finished.
Good. At least most of its ingredients are ok.
I found that some of them use the name "Hong Kong" or "Macau" but they are actually made in China like this moon cake : http://www.octoberfifth.com/intro/
Yea I noticed something like that on Yuen Long tin egg rolls too.
Good value dim siem.
Just wondering how it's a Hong Kong based recipe, when the original dim sim (if it is indeed a dim sim) was invented in Melbourne, and AFAIK dimmies - in their specific form - are only available in Australia.
I never understood why its called dim sim? Normally when I go out with friends to eat dumplings and drink hot tea we say "Dim Sum."