About "Dim Sum Reference"

This blog is intended to be a reference to the myriad types of dim sum items one can purchase, in that exquisite experience: Dim Sum.  My hope is that this will be a useful reference to people eventually, though I'm sure it'll start out slow.  If you'd like to contribute, feel free to comment.  If you'd like to be a main/regular contributor/editor, drop me a line... I think it would make sense for this to have several editors, perhaps in different geographies.

My goals for this blog:

• Have a reference for Chinese names for different items, so that you can order what you want, if you're not seeing it coming around often enough.
• Have pictures of each item so that you can maybe figure out what's what, if you're new to Dim Sum (or any particular item).
• List ingredients in different items, so you can find items you might want (or avoid those you don't want).
• List common English/American names for items, for additional reference.
• Make it easy to get between any of the above pieces of information and any of the others.
  

And maybe someday, I'll create an iPhone app or something, based on data gathered here.

So, each blog post will be about a different type of item.  Blog posts will be edited over time, especially at the start, as I'm starting this thing before posting.  As such, it's not so much of a "blog" as a reference guide.  Using a blog format because... well, it's easy.

I hope you find it useful!