Doggy dim sum cart: Hong Kong hotel rolls out canine catering red carpet by offering four-legged yum cha to pampered pets
- Doggy versions of Hong Kong’s iconic dim sum dining experience are all on the menu, but it’s the ‘pawrents’ who are paying
- City hotel aims to cash in on the lucrative pet pampering market which has developed in the city over recent years
The sound of a dim sum cart loaded with bamboo steamers rolling around a restaurant is iconic in Hong Kong.
From dumplings to barbecue pork buns, turnip cake and bean curd sheet rolls, dim sum – it literally means “to touch your heart” – is a Hong Kong ritual that brings together large groups over small plates, plus endless pots of tea.
Now a Hong Kong hotel is taking dim sum to a new level by catering to its four-legged guests.
This month the Hyatt Centric Victoria Harbour Hong Kong, in the North Point district of Hong Kong Island, introduced a “doggy dim sum” service for “pawrents” wanting to treat their beloved pooch.
Served on the outdoor garden terrace of the Farmhouse restaurant, the doggie dim sum includes steamed meatballs, braised cod with fish maw, braised quail eggs, duck with capelin and braised chicken fillet with goat milk, all served in tiny bamboo steamers.