Siu Mai (Pork & Shrimp Dumplings)

Siu mai is a Cantonese dim sum dumpling of pork and shrimp filling in a thin wrapper, left open at the top.

Siu mai exists across China; the Cantonese version, filled with pork and shrimp, is a teahouse staple.

Steamed and eaten hot, it sits alongside har gow as one of the cornerstone dishes of morning tea.

Generous, bouncy filling, often topped with a dot of crab roe or salted egg yolk for extra savor.