July 10, 2007 Filed under: Uncategorized 5 Comments

17 Common Dim Sum Dishes And Their Calorie Count

( This post was written by Chris of odyb.net, whose blog focuses on health, fitness and food. He just couldn’t resist the golden opportunity to garner some temporary glamor from Miss Chan. =P )

Yum yum. Super duper delicious dim sum. One of the most famous Chinese food type in the world. It’s something like what Sushi is to the Japanese or what Tom Yam is to the Thais. It’s pretty pricey but I love it. So does a lot of people around the world. It’s best when taken hot and fresh. But most people do not really care about the calories that they put in. It’s like, as long as it is delicious, I’ll just take it.

Anyways, here’s a friendly reminder on calories in some of the more known common dim sum items. This piece of information would be pretty useful to weight watchers alike. All items are readjusted to 100g for easy comparison. This list is not really complete as dim sum types vary throughout the globe. Enjoy. =)

  1. Baked Barbecued Pork Puff

    2. buff
    440 kcal / 100 g

  2. Deep Fried Pork Dumpling

    3. deep

    330 kcal / 100 g

  3. Deep Fried Wonton

    4. deep fried wonton

    420 kcal / 100 g

  4. Deep Fried Chinese Bun

    5. deep fried buns

    420 kcal / 100 g

  5. Deep Fried Taro Dumpling

    6. taro

    360 kcal / 100 g

  6. Egg Tart (all time favourite) =P

    7. my allt ime favourite

    320 kcal / 100 g

  7. Sticky Rice Wrapped In Lotus Leaf

    8. sticky rice

    220 kcal / 100 g

  8. Soup Dumpling

    9. soup dumplings

    54 kcal / 100 g

  9. Steamed Beancurd Sheet Roll

    10. beancurd

    170 kcal / 100 g (chicken)
    220 kcal / 100 g (duck Feet)

  10. Steamed Buns

    11. steamed barbecue pork buns

    260 kcal / 100 g (pork)
    220 kcal / 100 g (chicken)
    220 kcal / 100 g (assorted)

  11. Steamed Chicken Feet With Black Bean Sauce

    12. feet

    190 kcal / 100 g

  12. Steamed Dumpling, Chiu Chow Style

    13. chiu chow

    140 kcal / 100 g

  13. Ha Gau

    14. ha gau

    160 kcal / 100 g

  14. Steamed Pork Ribs With Black Bean Sauce

    15. pork ribs

    220 kcal / 100 g

  15. Steamed Rice Roll

    16. rice roll

    100 kcal / 100 g (shrimps)
    140 kcal / 100 g (barbecued pork)
    100 kcal / 100 g (beef)
    100 kcal / 100 g (scallops)

  16. Siew Mai

    17. siew mai

    200 kcal / 100 g

  17. Pan Fried Turnip Cake

    18. turnip cake

    130 kcal / 100 g

Dim Sum Nutritional Value
The information table to the Chinese food delicacy.

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5 comments so far

  1. lilian July 10, 2007 10:57 pm

    Chris! - You tortured me with those pics! It got me drooling since you post it. I see only foods, not numbers. :P

  2. Chris July 10, 2007 11:01 pm

    hahahaha…

  3. terence July 11, 2007 11:47 am

    Siapa Ms.Chan??? Mana ada Ms.Chan di sini?

  4. Mary Turzillo December 16, 2007 1:13 pm

    Oh thank you thank you! I eat dim sum once a month with my book club and I never know how to plan the rest of my day’s diet in order to compensate for the amount of grease I’ve ingested! Seriously, I like dim sum, but it’s not worth getting sick (or fat!) for.

    So now I can plan which items to eat, and how much. This is so helpful!

  5. Jessica July 10, 2008 2:18 am

    Ok, that’s great that you have some of my favourites there. However, all these calorie counts are per 100g and not by per portion… I just know when I go back to Hong Kong to see my family they’re going to try to stuff my face again like they always do (it really is a battle every time) - short of bringing a calculator and a set of scales with me to the restaurant, can you give an idea on how many calories per serving size is, so I can mentally work out how many of each item I can have, and if I need to have a half portion on some items if I want more variety?

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