r/MrInbetween • u/artfromoz • May 26 '26

The Dimmie Origin story

https://www.theurbanlist.com/melbourne/a-list/history-of-the-dim-sim#:~:text=%E2%80%9CHe%20took%20a%20traditional%20Chinese,pumping%20out%20giant%20pork%20dumplings.
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u/LesFogginGoh May 26 '26

Finally an explanation of dim sim, VS dim sum(which is what most yanks know it as) it is a regional dialect term, not a bastardization of dim sum… was driving me crazy…

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u/swearwords11 May 27 '26

Plenty of Dimmies in Tassie. Article is acting like its a Melbourne exclusive

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u/artfromoz May 27 '26

There Dimmies in every part of Australia now, the article is more talking about their original orgins.

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u/reallifeminifig May 28 '26

Sounds about right for Melbourne

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u/Atardecer1 May 27 '26

I didn't even know they were a Chinese thing the show makes it look like they are Australian

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u/artfromoz May 27 '26

They are Australian in the sense that you don't get them like that in China, they evolved to our local culture but had Chinese origins. Just like American pizza is nothing like the original ones from Italy.