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Dim Sum King Express Menu

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Dim Sum King Express is located at 9938 Bellaire Blvd B2, Houston, TX 77036 in the Chinatown Bellaire Center . It's a fast-food style restaurant, where you order at the counter and food to be delivered to your table. They don't take reservations. So, first come first serve. The dim sum has same quality as the original Dim Sum King at DiHo Square. Storefront Here is the comprehensive menu with dietary indications: Shrimp dishes might contain Pork. Be sure to ask..    Vegetarian Item Name In Chinese Preference Item # Size Mango Glutinous Cake 香芒糯米糍 V S01 Small Fried Salty Chinese Bread 炸油條 V G S02 Small Deep Fried Veggie Egg Roll 素炸春卷 V S03 Small Custard Cream Bun 香滑奶皇包 V L M05 Medium Red Bean Sesame Balls 芝麻煎...
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Freshly Made Niangao

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I have been asked by a foodie friend where to buy niangao (年糕 aka Chinese Rice Cake). I usually tell her to find them at Asian grocery stores. But there is a difference between locally made and mass produced cakes at grocery stores. Because they have to be shelf stable, those at grocery stores contain preservatives. Nowadays, I become more health conscious and I really wanted to seek out freshly made CNY rice cakes. So, search is on. Imported Niangao vs Locally Made This year, the Chinese New Year's Day is on January 29. Most bakeries are not selling them until a week before the day. For me, I crave for this rice cake months before the new year. It's either I cook myself or buy it when it's time. In order to produce a video about how to cook CNY cake, I started searching at DiHo Square on January 14. I found a locally made Brown Sugar Cake ($7.99) at the deli section. Unfortunately, there was no source. Not sure where it was from nor when it was made. I took a chance by buy...
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