Cantonese tea（yum cha)

The  tradition of drinking morning tea is the most distinct characteristic of GuangDong’s tea culture,and also an important part of daily life for many local. GuangDong morning tea can be traced back to more than 150 years ago. There was a type of simple teashop, offering tea and snacks for those seeking refreshment.Later on, with boom of commerce in GuangDong ,more and more businessmen needed a place for social activities.Teahouses soon began to emerge and developed gradually into tea reataurants

  There are morning tea,afternoon tea and night tea.Cantonese are used to chat with the family members and friends in the restaurant.In recent years,business tea becomes more and more popular in Guangzhou.Having a business meeting with the clients while enjoying the delicious Dim Sum and a cup of tea,people find that may be the best way be the best way to reach the deal with their partners.This kind of business tea will normally continue until the afternoon.No wonder there is a saying that the real working hours of Cantonese start from noon.The afternoon tea means business activities while the night tea,is the family hour.But apparantly,more and more businessmen having their appointments with their clients in the tea restaurant at night

Delicious dishes

 --Dim sum

 Dim sum is a Cantonese term referring to small Chinese dishes.Classical GuangDong dim sum include buns,dumplings and rice roll in a variety of ingredients such as beef, chicken,pork,shrimp or vegetable.In GuangDong,dim sums are ususlly small and served as 3 or 4 pieces in one portion .Each portion is served in a small steamer basket or plate which is about the same size as the palm of an adult.

（dim sums）

My favorite


（Steamed Shaomai）

（Egg Tart）