YUM DOM CHA

Jin – Dim Sum from arowana films on Vimeo.
Arowana Friday people! We’re moving into December and closing out 2008. WOW! Today we’ll be looking at a music video by Jin the MC titled YUM DOM CHA (translation Drink Some Tea). What’s awesome about this song is its sung in Cantonese (Chinese), and for all you Canton villagers, the lyrics are on point and absolutely funny as hell. If you’re Chinese and go to Dim Sum with your parents growing up, every word sung in this video makes total sense. Down to the bill paying too.

I remember this being an all night shoot at a Chinese cafe on Fairfax from like 9pm to 5am. We had a bunch of cameos like the Finishing the Game cast, Sung, Roger, Jimmy, and McCaleb our token white guy. We also pulled out the favors to get special friends from the modeling world, Aiko, KT, and Helen. If Dim Sum entailed models in bikinis, I’d eat there everyday. Hell, someone should open a dim sum joint where instead of old ladies pushing carts, it would be girls in bikinis. GENIUS! Plus the FM boys came to represent, along with some of their peeps to help out as extras. Can’t forget Grace and Hosanna too. Thanks everyone!

Also I believe it was the first time collabing with our friends from Siho Media, Jason, David, and Dave. Jason Inouye was the DP (Director of Photography). He’s done a lot of videos like Black Eye Peas and a few features. So we knew we were in good hands. He did a great job giving the video a special look that we wanted. These guys are the shit!

I don’t think I’ve ever met a person who didn’t like Dim Sum. I think Dim Sum was originated on the Silk Road where they had teahouses for travelers to rest. At first they thought tea and food was a bad combination but later discovered that tea helped the digestion. And later is just became part of the Cantonese cuisine. I think my top five favorite dishes are
1. Har Gow – Shrimp Dumpling
2. Foong Jow – Chicken Feet (YUMMY!!!!)
3. Law Mai Gai – Sticky Rice w Chicken wrapped in leaf
4. Low Bak Gow – Fried Taro Turnip Cake
5. Don Tot – Egg Custard Dessert
What are your guys favorites?