Vitasia Chinese Style Dim Sum With Meat And Ginger - Lidl Review

Lidl Review: Vitasia Chinese Style Dim Sum with Meat and Ginger

This week there were loads of interesting Asian foods in the local Lidl so we decided to try a few including this package of Dim Sum, frozen Gyoza, and Indian Lassi.
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Cooking Instructions: VITASIA CHINESE STYLE DIM SUM WITH MEAT AND GINGER

You have 3 options 

• In a pan - cook with plenty of salted water for 4 minutes under low heat, turning them carefully. Drain and serve with the sauce of your choice. 
• In a steamer - Steam for 5-6 minutes, drain and serve with sauce of your choice. 
• In a frying pan - Fry the dim sum in hot oil for 1-2 minutes. Drain and serve with sauce to taste. 
  

​Tap the photo below for nutritional information of Lidl's Dim Sum.

Modo de PREPARAÇÃO 

• Na panela: cozer o produto em água abundante com sal durante 4 minutos em lume brando, virando cuidadosamente. Escorrer e servir com um molho a gosto.
• Na panela a vapor: cozer o produto durante 5-6 minutos. Escorrer e servir com um molho a gosto.
• Na frigideira: fritar o produto em óleo quente durante 1-2 minutos, escorrer e servir com um molho a gosto.

​We opted to prepare them via the first method and then I wanted to fry them off a bit after they were cooked with some toasted sesame oil. I quickly aborted that mission as they were sticking to the pan I was using (whoops, forgot to let it get back up to temp first - rookie move) and proceeded to plate. 

I really wasn't sure what molho (sauce) I would want with "meat and ginger" Dim Sum, so besides the toasted sesame oil, we had a splash of soy sauce. 

What did you think of the Dim Sum we had the other night? 
"They were mediocre, I guess." 

How would you describe them?
"Soft, meaty - there was some sort of filling in there. I don't know what it was..." 

I think that about sums it up.

​No pun intended. Seriously. :p 

Tramontina Pan

The filling was very smooth and processed and made for a lack of variety in texture imo. If you could deep fry these puppies maybe it would be better. I was impressed by how gingery they were, though.  

For us, these were a pass. They were fine, it was an easy little snack after a midweek meeting, but nothing I would seek out again. 
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VITASIA CHINESE STYLE DIM SUM WITH MEAT AND GINGER Ingredients

The Dim Sum contained 60% filling which was a combination of beef and pork meat along with onion, carrot, rosemary, garlic, nutmeg, salt, and wine. The filling also contained potato, mozzarella cheese (what?!) .6% ginger, and pepper. The other 40% was the dough made of wheat flour and water. 
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Cost: 1.99 euro

WHAT DO YOU THINK?
WOULD YOU TRY THESE DIM SUM?
​DO YOU THINK THEY WERE A GOOD VALUE?

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