The tradition of dim sum began 1,000 years ago, and though it has evolved, the culture of sharing food family-style has stuck.
Inside the former Southern Pearl Oyster House in Baton Rouge, a new business has formed. Mudan Modern Asian Cuisine, 9460 Perkins Road, soft opens today with a menu full of dim sum, soup dumplings, noodles, seafood, vegetables, chef specials and more.
“Mudan is more for people to unite all together, sharing their food,” said Stacy Zheng, the restaurant’s front-of-house manager.
For the uninitiated, dim sum is a Chinese tradition of eating small plates, often paired with tea. It consists of a variety of fare, such as dumplings, chicken feet, short rib and Peking roast duck. Each dish is shared family-style with the table, and the lazy Susan-like spinning plates in the center of the tables make it simple…