Momos and dim sum have many fans. Both of these dishes can be stuffed with a wide variety of ingredients, making them perfect for unusual flavour combinations and cooking experiments too. In some ways, momos and dim sum are quite similar. Both can be described as steamed pockets of filling, often associated with pan-Asian cuisine. Recently, an X post about the difference between the two caught the attention of many online. In the post that is now going viral, we see a screenshot of a WhatsApp conversation in Hindi between two people.
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One person asks the other if they can ask them something since they are from Delhi. They reply yes and are asked about the difference between the two dishes mentioned above. The person from Delhi replies that the difference is in the vessel in which they are served. According to him, if the dish comes in a bamboo box, it is dim sum. If it is served on a plate, it is momo. Check out the post below:
Am I right or am I right?? pic.twitter.com/F9o8lUE9Sy
— Rishabh Kaushik (@RishabhKaushik) September 1, 2024
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People had a lot to say about this discrimination and gave their own opinions on this contradiction. Here is how other X users reacted:
One person wrote, “Momos – Rs 50. Dimsums (same thing, but more attractive box and name) – Rs 450.”
Momos – Rs 50
Dimsum (same thing, but more attractive box and name) – Rs 450
— Pratik Chachra (@ThatReactDev) September 2, 2024
Another said, “Momos are made of maida.” [refined flour]Dimsums are made from rice sheets.”
Momos are made from refined flour. Dimsums are made from rice sheets
— varun jain (@varunjain87) September 2, 2024
“The size is different too, that’s all,” a third wrote.
the size is different too, that’s all
— John AI (@Jonunvaccinated) September 2, 2024
Another commented, “Red chutney with momos with dimsum dip” [“Momo along with red chutney, dim sums along with dip”],
Momos with red chutney
Dip with Dim Sums
— Shikha Pruthi Gupta✨ (@justnottamomma) September 2, 2024
“If you pay Rs 100 and eat it with your hands it’s momos; if … [you eat] One reply on the thread read, “This is dim sum with chopsticks after paying 500 bucks.”
If you pay Rs 100 and eat it with your hands then it is momos and if you pay Rs 500 and eat it with chopsticks then it is dim sum?
– Dr. Mahima Shetty KR (@mahim_dr) September 3, 2024
An X user simply said, “Thanks for the clarification.”
Thanks for clarifying ???????
– Fenil Kothari (@fenilkothari) September 2, 2024
Earlier, a photo of a man working on a laptop outside a momo stall in Bangalore went viral. Some people felt that this was another example of a “peak Bengaluru” moment. Click here to read the full news.
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