Every Friday, Ross Harrington, a manager in Melbourne, heads to a local lunch shop to pick up a couple of deep-fried dim sims, kicking off his weekend dim sim routine.
Harrington is the founder of Dim Sims 4 Lyfe, a social media community made up of about 5, 000 dim sim enthusiasts who share their experience and innovative recipes—dim sims on pizza, for example. Dim sims are a variant of traditional Chinese dumplings.
Australia’s dim sim story began in 1942, when Chinese Australian businessman Chen Wing Young realized that a number of elderly Chinese men who had come to Australia to work during the gold rush of the1800s were left jobless. They were like the leftovers from the gold fields days.
At the same time, Chen noticed how popular Cantonese dim sim had become in Australia. Among the many dim sim dishes, siu mai — a flowerpot-shaped pork and prawn dumpling—was especially popular. Chen came up with an idea: If he could mass produce siu mai, these men could sell them on food trucks and earn a living. But siu mai was difficult for Australians to pronounce at that time. So Chen called it “dim sim”
One day, Chen asked his son Tom to deliver a box of dim sims to an elderly Chinese gentleman. While Tom was on his way, he stopped to say hello to his good friend Joe, who owned a fish and chip shop. The two friends ended up going fishing. When they got back, Tom left Joe some dim sims. And Joe decided to deep fry those dim sims for lunch. Before the next day was over, Joe rang Tom and said every one of his mates was asking where he got these dim sims.
“The dim sim is definitely an iconic Australian dish. It’s a part of Australian history,”Harrington says. “The dim sim reminds us that Australia has always been a country that welcomes others and isn’t afraid to adopt new cultures and cuisines. It is a bridge between the two cultures and two countries.”
【小题1】What does Ross Harrington do on Fridays?| A．Donate dim sims. | B．Work in a lunch shop. |
| C．Buy some dim sims. | D．Make Chinese dumplings. |
| A．To earn higher profits. | B．To make it more popular. |
| C．To offer jobs to some aged Chinese. | D．To satisfy the taste of local Chinese. |
| A．To invite him to go fishing. | B．To ask for more dim sims. |
| C．To learn how to fry dim sims. | D．To treat him to some fish and chips. |
| A．The dim sim reflects the popularity of Cantonese food. |
| B．The dim sim should be preserved as a part of Chinese history. |
| C．The dim sim tells a story of Chinese men in the gold rush. |
| D．The dim sim represents a mixture of two different cultures. |
