Known for its Pan-Asian delicacies, Shizusan is a well-known name to Pune’s food community. They always come up with something new and innovative fests. The Travelling Dim sum Festival is one of them. They are celebrating this festival till 13th of May in which you get to try out 11 different and really lip-smacking dim sums from various Asian counties.
Here is the menu of this festival.
The non-veg dim sums are priced at INR 375++ and Veg and dessert dim sums are priced at INR 325++.
Recommended Dim sums: Asparagus & Kimchi Mandoo, Cottage cheese & Sambal Dumpling, Activated Charcoal & Crab Xiao Long Bao, Poached Sea Bass, Pan Fried Crystal Duck Buns.
Food: I came across some new dim sums which I had never heard about before tasting those here.
Cottage cheese & Sambal Dumpling: Cottage cheese, spinach and golden corn minced and put in a crystal covering. Delicate and delicious dumplings. This is a must try for vegetarians.
Spinach, Dates & Cashewnut Buns: Minced spinach, dates and cashew mixture stuffed in a bun and then steamed. Tasted fine. Slightly thinner bun could have helped this dish even more.
Asparagus & Kimchi Mandoo: A spicy dumpling from South Korea. Kimchi and asparagus with Pokchoy, celery finely chopped, put in a thin covering spiced with gochujang and steamed. Delightful dumpling. I loved this one. Subtle taste of gochujang was the unique characteristic of this dumpling.
Tung Tong Peanut Moneybags: Golden fried moneybags which had curried veggies tossed in peanut sauce. Perfectly fried dumplings had beautiful golden-brown color. Sauce served with it also complemented the dumplings. However, the flavor of peanut sauce was missing. A peanut sauce on the side might help this one.
Chicken & Water Chestnut: This dumpling was also tasty. But what gave it an even better character to this was the coconut curry served as a dip with this. This dip was outstanding and took this dim sum one level up of deliciousness.
Activated Charcoal & Crab Xiao Long Bao: Outstanding dim sum from Vietnam which is not to be missed. This dim sum has a crab meat and stuffed with Pho- a Vietnamese flavourful soup. This dim sum has so many flavours and is a real treat to your taste buds.
Seafood Sui Mai: An open-faced dumpling from Japan which had a minced seafood stuffed inside a thick covering and steamed. This tasted okay however, I felt that the covering could have been thinner.
Poached Sea Bass: A lovely dumpling served with Singaporean superior broth and coriander cress. Piping hot and absolutely delightful in taste. The broth gave this dumpling a subtle flavor and helped to keep in juicy.
Pan Fried Crystal Duck Buns: A beautiful looking pan-fried buns having spicy shredded duck meat. Buns were drizzled with Cinnamon Onion Sauce. I am not a fan of Asian buns. But this one is not to be missed. Perfect amount of dough to meat and spiced just right.
Green Apple Pie Moneybags: A dessert dim sum. Shizusan claims that it is the first time ever that dessert dim sum is being introduced. Green apple with palm sugar put in a moneybags and golden fried. It was drizzled with caramel sauce. Innovative yet not very impressive. Some other fruit instead of green apple could have been better. I am not very sure though.
If you are a dim sum lover do give this festival a try. They also have suggested a cocktail to go with each of these dim sums. I am sure, you won’t be disappointed.
What: The Travelling Dim Sums Festival
Where: Shizusan, Phoenix Market City, Pune
What do you get: 11 innovative dim sums which touch your heart.
Price: INR 375++ for non-veg and INR 325++ for veg (4 pieces to basket)
Till When: 13th May 2018
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