Dim Sum is a traditional Chinese light meal or snack, served from morning to late afternoon.

Usually served in small steamer baskets or small plates, the food offers a variety of choices, from fish, meat, vegetables, noodles, desserts, and gallons of Chinese tea, mainly a flower or yellow tea. No milk.

The food is usually in small bite size, and the baskets and plates are placed in the center of the table for diners to help themselves, one selection at a time using the chopsticks.

Most Chinese restaurants offer this meal. In London's China Town, perhaps the best for me is the New World, where the food selection is taken from table to table on trolleys, and as they pass, you can chose what you want. Perhaps not the most elegant restaurant, but good food, but the atmosphere is good..