Chinese cuisine dim sum question?

Question

when you buy dim sum at a chinese restaurant, do you have to take out the covering or a the little bag that is holding it, or do you eat it

Answer 1

Don't understand what you mean by the "little bag" holding it. Steamed dumplings served at a Dim Sum restaurant are made to be eaten in their entirety.

Answer 2

There are many kind of dishes in dim sum, which are you taking about? Anyway I think you should be able to see if it is a food or not...

Answer 3

of course! isn't the covering wax paper?

Answer 4

Hard to answer. Dim sum isn't a specific type of food, it's an entire category of things. I've never had to unwrap anything at a dim sum restaurant, and I've lived in China for 6 years.

Answer 5

Don't eat the bag, take the dumplings out

Answer 6

I agree with the others. What kind of dim sum are you talking about? Dim sum is actually a food category in itself, comprising of many different dishes.

Answer 7

Not sure what you mean by the covering or little bag but alot of dim sum are noodles wrapped around pork or other fillings and you eat the whole thing.