Chinese Yum Cha

HAPPY NEW YEAR 

Yum Cha also known as going for dim sum, is a southern (mainly Hong Kong and Guangzhou) Chinese style brunch tea which involves drinking traditional Chinese tea and eating dim sum. As Cantonese people tend to avoid fried foods early in the day, steamed dishes dominate most dim sum menus. There are also snack sized portions of pan fried, deep fired and steamed food served in bamboo steamers which are designed to be eaten communally and washed down with tea. 

In general, people go to Yum Cha with families, co-workers and groups of people so it is also a common choice for people to get together and catch up. There are various ways in which the food can be served. 

In the early 60s, dim sum was sold by the restaurant people who are called traditional Chinese, literally means staff. However, it is not commonly used by customers now days,most of the time would be calling handsome guy in English for males or pretty lady for females.

When eating dim sum, staff in restaurant walks around with a basket loading different types of dim sum in it. Later, dim sum that have been prepared in advance in the kitchen would be served in a trolley with heating function. This  allows customers receive hot and fresh food quickly. However, this traditional way has been changed to ordering directly in some some restaurants. 

Love this pig Bun, sooo cute. 

- Ella