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  • I'm back at Silver Dragon. This time it's for dim sum (yum cha). The heart of Silver Dragon is its dim sum. Conducted in a traditional fashion, carts of fresh tapas-sized dishes roll out from the kitchen in a uniformed parade. There are two seatings (11am and 1pm) for dim sum, and the general rule is that if you can arrive before these times you'll have first picks on the popular dishes like ha gow (shrimp dumpling) and sui mai (pork dumpling). I've been eating dim sum in many parts of the world, and one personal guide that I use to gauge the quality of the restaurant is to ask if there is a dish called "ha doast-ee" (shrimp on toast) on the menu. It's rarely served (maybe during Chinese New Years) or included in the menu--an indication of how special this dish is. To my surprise, the waitress delivers this exceptional dish to our table; I am in heaven and the rest of the table approves. There are many variations of the shrimp toast. My favourite is a shrimp mixture in a creamy sauce set on top of a hard toast point. At Silver Dragon it's like a shrimp ball fried in a breaded mixture (almost identical to the dish served at The Jumbo Floating Restaurant in Aberdeen, Hong Kong). It's good so try it out, and ask for a red vinaigrette dipping sauce too. The rest of the dishes ordered are just as stellar, fresh, not too greasy, and well crafted and prepared. For example, is the famous Mainland/Mandarin style dish "xiao long bao" (Shanghai soup dumpling). Unlike other dumplings, this one explodes with hot won ton flavoured broth with chicken and pork (be careful and let the dumplings sit before you devour it). It takes an experienced and highly skilled chef to make these dumplings without it breaking apart-- just the time and effort alone adds depth and appreciation to the dining experience. Like Peter A's post, it does help to have a "bona fide Chinese friend" to describe or order foods off the menu. However, like all great food explorers, observing others (discretely of course) and asking questions is helpful and perfectly acceptable. The dim sum atmosphere encourages you to engage and participate. Eating exotic food is essential to learning and living in one's cultural and regional space. So check out Calgary's Silver Dragon for dim sum on a Sunday afternoon.
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