Authentic dim sum at furama (tel aviv)

It's been a long time since I've eaten authentic dim sum in Israel! There was once when I was craving so much for dim sum that I went to try the dim sum shop in dizengoff and believe me, it was really bad. The skin of the dumpling was hard, the soup was too salty but it was only 22 shekels so I guess it measures up to it's price! I've also tried the dim sum station yehuda halevi in tel aviv but still it wasn't what I was looking for until I finally learnt about Furama!

I went to the store in Tel aviv which was recently opened and I heard the original store is at Askelon, which offers set meal other than Dim Sum.

Address: 7 Ben Yehuda, Tel aviv

It's a rather small shop with no air conditioner so i wouldn't recommend coming in the afternoon but in the night it's nice there. However, i feel that it may not be very popular amongst Israeli because the ambience of the place is not very nice and it resembles more of a coffee shop commonly found in Singapore. 

This is the wanton soup! I would say the skin of the wanton is still a bit too thick but the meat filling was really good and the soup was just right! (26 shekels) 

Don't ever underestimate this 3 little white dumplings because they are THE BEST EVER! These are called Har gow and for those of you who are able to eat shrimps, you definitely have to try this! I am so in love with this because they are 99% authentic. The big and juicy shrimp was nicely wrapped in this thin and translucent skin. I really enjoy eating dumplings that have thin skin because you won't have to keep munching on the skin till you reach the ingredients! I'll give this 10/10 :) (26 shekels)

Next up is called siew mai. You have a choice of chicken, beef or pork. I'm non kosher so I ordered the one with pork. I'm sure all of them will taste great because this was really tasty too! One of my all time favourite dim sum! (26 shekels)

Next up is called fen guo. In Singapore, we call it chee cheong fun. It's simply made of liquid flour and then steamed. I used to eat this for breakfast every sunday morning because it's one of my favourite food! Although this is still a little too thick compared to those in Singapore, the sauce was really similar and I was really touched when I ate this after 3 months of not eating my favourite food! I ordered the one with shrimps, there are also choices of vegetables, chicken or beef. (26 shekels)

Last but not least, I also ordered beef rice noodles (white thin noodles, aka bee hoon in Singapore) soup! There is also a choice of wheat noodles instead which I assume is thicker. There is also a choice of other ingrediants like chicken, fish ball, meatball or wanton! If you just want a bowl of quality noodles soup, this will definitely satisfy you! I also really love how they give a huge serving of vegetables especially seaweed which is rarely used in Asian restaurant here! 

My final verdict? The food served here is definitely worth coming for even though it does not offer a great ambience! People who really like the Israeli-style asian food might be disappointed because in here, they serve the most authentic Chinese food which makes me think of home! I'll definitely visit whenever I crave for dim sum! So happy I found this place :) 

Still a Chinese at heart, 

Kay