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 The Chinese call the little delicacies served at tea lunch dim sum, which translates as "touching your heart." And that indeed is what these small morsels do. The advantage of sampling them at a teahouse is the great variety available and it may take you several visits to determine your favorites. There are steamed shrimp and pork dumplings, deep-fried egg rolls and taro-root dumplings, green peppers with shrimp filling, and on and on. Dim sum is based on Cantonese dim sum, its characteristic is that the ingredients used are of best quality and plentiful, variety is numerous, style is novel, tastes are various and it suits the needs of every eater and the four seasons.
 Tapas means "little plates" in Spanish. At a time long forgotten; Spain's bartenders put saucers on top of glasses of wine to keep the flies off as it settled from pouring. On top of the saucers came snacks -- toasted almonds, a few olives -- whatever was on hand. Competing bars, all of which served basically the same drinks, began to compete with these snacks, turning them into decorative and tasty dishes in an attempt to lure patrons from their competitors.
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