I would like a quick crash course on the basics of Dim Sum. Have quite a few
cookbooks but would like to see a professional prepare these snacks.

Not interested so much in the fillings but it's the dough that's got me
stumped.

So anyone know if such a quick course exists?

Cheers

Phil

"Phil Latio" > wrote in message
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> I would like a quick crash course on the basics of Dim Sum. Have quite a
few
> cookbooks but would like to see a professional prepare these snacks.
>
> Not interested so much in the fillings but it's the dough that's got me
> stumped.
>
> So anyone know if such a quick course exists?
>
> Cheers

try westminster kingsway college.

DC.

> try westminster kingsway college.
>
> DC.

Thanks, I found one course there being: Chinese Professional Cookery NVQ
Level 2

Are you aware of others that are not 1-day-a-week? I am especially for
something that is perhaps 5 days Mon-Fri type of crash course.

Wouldn't mind going abroad if it was the right course.

Cheers

Phil

"Phil Latio" > wrote in message
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> > try westminster kingsway college.
> >
> > DC.
>
> Thanks, I found one course there being: Chinese Professional Cookery NVQ
> Level 2
>
> Are you aware of others that are not 1-day-a-week? I am especially for
> something that is perhaps 5 days Mon-Fri type of crash course.
>
> Wouldn't mind going abroad if it was the right course.

Call them up & ask again... TV(not naming who) & professional chefs have
gone there to learn Chinese cooking on short courses i think, i'm not sure
of the arrangements.

Are you a chef by training or trade? if you are you might be able to do some
in house training with DimSum restaurants, you will need to make the
arrangements with the owners/head chef/exec. chef/manager etc. this is a
pretty common practice/procedure within Western restaurants where chefs
learn from different cuisines/one another. But this can be a bit of a
problem in Chinese restaurants as not much English is spoken & you also have
the whole Chinese cuisine & culture to understand. Most dimsums are prepared
well in advance, some places buy theirs directly from "dimsum factories"
like Royal China, they have their "food factory" located along the A40/West
London where certain meals/dimsums are all prepared & sent out to their
restaurants or packaged for supermarkets. There are even dimsum making
machines now, that do all that for you. Search online esp. in Asia & you'll
find a few. The few restaurants that still make their own dimsums, chances
are the dimsum chefs are from Mainland China & speak only Chinese DimSum
chefs are like French pastry chefs, good ones are hard to come by & with so
many dimsums being factory made, only expensive restaurants will have dimsum
chefs. If you don't speak Chinese, try inquiring at the E&O (Eastern &
Oriental) restaurant in NottingHill - Blenheim Crescent. It's a "modern"
Dimsum/Asian/Fusion restaurant run by an English chef & company. Failing
that (if you're not a chef by training) a few doors away on the same street
is Books For Cooks, go in & speak to Eric or Rosie & ask about their cooking
workshops. They might have someone coming in to teach Chinese/Asian cooking.

If you're looking to go abroad, you might want to try looking at Singapore
where English is spoken or Taiwan where some English is spoken & quite a lot
of DimSum/noodle chefs are trained as well. Of course there's HK &
China/Shanghai too. I guess a quick phone call to the respective Embassies
or Chamber of commerce or Tourism offices will get you answer.

i found this on google http://cookforfun.shawguides.com/search?t=China

hope this helps.

DC.

> Call them up & ask again... TV(not naming who) & professional chefs have
> gone there to learn Chinese cooking on short courses i think, i'm not sure
> of the arrangements.

As it happens I've sent them an email. I did see Jamie Oliver mentioned
somewhere on their website.

> well in advance, some places buy theirs directly from "dimsum factories"
> like Royal China, they have their "food factory" located along the
A40/West

Did a google on the above and couldn't find them nor an entry in the phone
book.

> There are even dimsum making
> machines now, that do all that for you. Search online esp. in Asia &
you'll
> find a few.

They look interesting, I wonder what they cost? I am fascinated by Dim Sum
and would love to see a machine working. Perhaps a holiday in Taiwan might
be in order )

> i found this on google http://cookforfun.shawguides.com/search?t=China

Thanks, some good links on that page.

Cheers

Phil

"Phil Latio" > wrote in message
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<snip>
> > well in advance, some places buy theirs directly from "dimsum factories"
> > like Royal China, they have their "food factory" located along the
> A40/West
>
> Did a google on the above and couldn't find them nor an entry in the phone
> book.

http://www.royalchinagroup.co.uk/ their food production company is called
royal gourmet. http://www.royal-gourmet.co.uk/ & there is a order form if
you're feeling hungry! ; )
(please note - i'm not connected to them at all, they're the biggest group
with information on the web & in English.)

> They look interesting, I wonder what they cost? I am fascinated by Dim Sum
> and would love to see a machine working. Perhaps a holiday in Taiwan might
> be in order )

a few thousand pounds + import duties + shipment etc. are you looking at
starting/running your own dimsum restaurant? for die hard dimsum lovers, the
machine made ones are ok (short of not getting any)but hand made ones are
still the best & whenever i go to Asia, i often look for the old mum & dad
dimsum places, they still make theirs by hand & it's not just the food but
the atmosphere, sitting on stools by the pavements etc. most of these are
early morning breakfast joints that the locals go to for tea like 6 - 7am.
If you're after fancy dimsum, try yauatcha or hakkasan or E & O(eastern &
oriental) in London, lots of links to these on Google. displaced underscore
chinaman at yahoo dot co dot uk if you want to take this discussion off the
group.

DC.

"Phil Latio" > wrote in message
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<snip>
> Wouldn't mind going abroad if it was the right course.

I forgot.... go to uk.food+drink.chinese newsgroup & ask or Ping for Chef
or TastyChef. He's retired from the Chinese catering trade in London & has
now gone back to HongKong. He might be able to tell you where in HK to find
the courses you're after. He speaks good English & will be your best person
to speak to for HK.

DC.

How about Chopsticks Cooking School, in Hong Kong, run by Cecilia
Au-Yang? She has put out a number of cookbooks, some of which I think
I own (but have never used). You can find an e-mail address he
http://cookingcareer.shawguides.com/...CookingCentre/ (I don't
want to post it, since it's not mine). I think you can take a 1-week
course just on dim sum. Not cheap, but it would be fun, I think.