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Ode to the Dim Sum Chef

Jfaydreams·June 18, 2016

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Ode to the Dim Sum Chef

written by: Jfaydreams

@Jfaydreams

Clever calloused hands

sculpt bite sized delicacies

touching hungry hearts.

NOTE FROM THE AUTHOR:

In Cantonese (a Chinese dialect), dim sum means ‘touch the heart’ and it’s usually taken with tea.

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