Come explore Houston Chinatown for a culinary feast and cultural adventure.
Translated literally, dim sum means "heart's delight." Perhaps that's because you eat to your heart's delight when feasting on dim sum. There's pork, shrimp, beef, and vegetable dumplings; steamed barbecue pork buns; crispy egg rolls; Chinese broccoli with oyster sauce-the array is endless and unforgettable.

Thanks to Dorothy Huang, my first Dim Sum tasting came, not in China, but in Houston. A Chinese culinary expert, Dorothy teaches cooking classes and gives tours of Houston Chinatown. I signed up for one through Leisure Learning Unlimited and discovered a new love: the smorgasbord that is dim sum. For the class, we (the eager students) met at Ocean Palace Restaurant for lunch and a lesson. Also, everyone must check out Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Thai restaurants in Houston for a complete guide to Houston's Chinese - Asian restaurants.