ANKO FOOD MACHINE EPAPER Oct 2020
Dim Sum – Delicious Cantonese Treats with Full of Surprises
14 Oct, 2020Do you like the yum cha culture and Hong Kong style dim sum ? The classic Hong Kong style dim sum is beloved around the globe. When dim sums fuse with different cultures, the traditional dishes become fun and fresh, and sweep across the world again, delighting foodies' taste buds and visual senses. Let's see what new delightful dim sum is dishing up !
Dim Sum – Classic Hong Kong Style Fusion Dishes with Chinese & Western Influences
It could be traced back to the Cantonese Tea Breakfast culture, “Yum Cha” (飲茶/養茶) was considered the origin of “dim sum” style dining, and soon after the introduction to Hong Kong, the popularity drastically increased, which followed by various foreign influences on the menu. Similar to Spanish tapas and French hors d’oeuvres, dim sums are served in many forms and flavors, whether sweet or savory, it’s good to pair with tea, or served as main courses. It certainly had become an iconic Chinese style cuisine around the globe.
And as the “Yum Cha” culture became mainstream, many dim sum chefs started to create fun, innovative and scrumptious dim sums for the mass market. There’s often an upgrade on the dough pastry, filling and could also go into more details of the process of making, in order to generate new creations, as well as ready-to-consume frozen products, that could be reheated and served at house parties whenever and wherever.
Vegans, Vegetarians & Muslim Friendly
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In 2020, there’s an estimation of 30% increase in the number of vegetarians worldwide, and the Muslim community may also exceed a quarter of the global population, the combination of the two creates large market demands for food products of special dietary requirements.
With the development of recent meat alternatives, it’s possible to produce vegetarian-friendly shumai, hargao (shrimp dumpling) and wonton with artificial meats and vegetables.
And in order to be certified Halal, delicious dim sum items could be substitute with meats, proteins and fats sourced from which adheres to the Islamic law, to satisfy the needs of the Muslim diners.
Delightful Dim Sum
Let's go through the menu and explore the world of delightful dim sum.
Shumai
Usually made with ground meats and wrapped in a thin pastry, it’s often topped with simple garnish such as green pea or something more luxurious, such as caviar. These bite-sized treats are often made colorful and are considered everyone’s favorite item. (More about shumai will be shared in the next issue)
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ANKO’s HSM-600 Automatic Shumai Machine is highly efficient, and could produce shumai into different sizes and proportions, also with different garnish for the aesthetics.
Baozi (Filled Buns or Bao)
There are different types of Baozi, generally it's categorized into Baozi with fluffy bun or unleavened thin dough wrapped Xiao long bao.
The fluffy buns are made with leavened dough, mostly made into dessert with sweet fillings, such as taro or bean pastes, otherwise, custard buns, sesame or the combination of cheese and salty duck egg yolk custard are also popular. With a bit of creativity, baozi could be made into various interesting shapes, such as little porcupine, ducklings, or other adorable animals. Some recipes include different natural food colorings extracted from squash or beetroot, others try to make these dumplings into forms of pumpkin, luffa or other adorable shapes. That’s good to eat and fun to make.
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ANKO SD-97L Automatic Encrusting & Forming Machine could be used with various forming molds, recipes and fillings to create an array of high quality products that look and taste like they are handmade.
Xiao long bao (Soup dumplings)
Another foodies’ all-time-favorite is the xiao long bao (soup dumplings), which are delicate little treats filled with flavorful ground meats, chefs’ secretes and soup jellies, some even adds truffle to elevate the tastes. Each one is neatly wrapped like tiny presents filled with tons of surprises.
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ANKO HLT-700XL Multipurpose Filling and Forming Machine paired with EA-100KA Forming Machine is used for producing xiao long bao (soup dumplings) with paper-thin wraps, that are delicate, delicious and filled with perfect amount of soup.
Wonton
These dumplings are made with paper-thin wraps, could be cooked in soups and float like clouds or enjoyed after boiling with different sauces. Wontons could be folded into various shapes and sizes for different purposes and textures, not only ground meats could be used, but also various vegetables, whole shrimp or squid for the textures, all are scrumptious and irresistible.
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ANKO HWT-400 Automatic Double-Line Wonton Machine is designed to produce delicate wontons with great textures, our dedication to quality is shown in each pieces of wontons.
Spring Rolls
Deep-fried till golden brown and crispy on the outside, the vegetable or meat fillings can still remain moist and juicy. Spring rolls are some of the most popular dim sum in the world. The thin wraps could fold in sprouts and various ingredients like a blanket, keeping the flavors and textures intact. It could also be complimented with sauces that are sweet and sour, savory soya, hot and spicy, or something as simple as ketchup as condiments, no wonder it’s so beloved around the globe.
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ANKO SR-24 Spring Roll Production Line starts from rolling, baking, cooling and cutting of the wraps, and designed to fill, fold, and form into individual rolls that resemble handmade products, but with high efficiency, quality and consistency.
Tang yuan (Glutinous rice balls)
This soft and sticky treat is considered a comfort food in Hong Kong and many parts of the Chinese speaking world. It could be boiled and rolled into powdered peanut sugar into a mochi-like dish, served and enjoyed warm. Or, it could be dished up cold or warm soups with sugar, candied sweet potato or bean curd, that matches well with the starchiness of the sticky rice. Tang yuan is also the prototype of the recently famous boba tapioca pearls.
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ANKO GD-18B Automatic Cutting & Rounding Machine is designed to divide the dough into small pieces and shape into spherical balls. It could be used to produce tang yuan, as well as taro and sweet potato balls similar to handmade products, but with high efficiency, with quality and consistency.