History of Cantonese Morning Tea

History of Cantonese Morning Tea

The history of Cantonese Morning Tea can be traced back to the reign of Xianfeng and Tongzhi. At that time, there was a kind of pavilion called Yili Hall in Guangzhou, with a wooden sign with the word "Tea Talk" hanging on the door, supplying tea and pastries, with simple facilities, and only a few wooden tables and benches to welcome customers, and chatting for passers-by to rest their feet and talk.

Then appeared the tea house, scale gradually larger, into the teahouse, since then the Guangdong people on the teahouse drinking morning tea has become a trend. Until today, Guangdong morning tea in tea has become a supporting role, but the tea is more and more exquisite and diverse.

This traditional culture with the rapid development of Guangdong's economy not only shows no sign of disappearing, but increasingly become a bright landscape in the leisure life of Guangdong people.

There is another kind of tea house called Erli Hall, which offers the same kind of dim sum, but the difference lies in the price and the equipment, as the tea cost in the tea house is 3.6 percent, while the tea cost in Erli Hall is only 2 percent.

There is a huge difference, sixteen times the old-fashioned teahouses are somewhat hierarchical, the upstairs is more expensive than the downstairs, because the upstairs is air-conditioned and the place is more spacious, which is called morning tea.

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The status of tea in the Cantonese morning tea is also very important. There are two kinds of tea snacks, dry and wet. Dry snacks include dumplings, vermicelli fruit, buns and crispy dots, while wet snacks include congee, meat, tortoise jelly and bean curd flower.

The dry point of the most delicate, good-looking. For example, every teahouse must make the signature shrimp dumplings, translucent crystal dumpling skin wrapped in two or three tender shrimp, before lifting a small glimpse of the crystal can be seen through a little red, to be gently bit after the entrance.

The softness of the crystal dumpling skin and the natural sweetness and crunchiness of the shrimp combine to create a delicious taste that will leave a lasting impression. Another example is the special bird's nest egg tart made by some high-class teahouses, where several layers of golden and crispy egg tart shells are filled with tender yellow bird's nests that are silky and translucent.

At first glance, the tart is already appetizing, not to mention the perfect combination of the sweet softness of the bird's nest and the powdery crispness of the puff pastry, which is so delicious that you can't stop eating it.

All the congee dishes, such as congee and congee, skinny meat congee with egg and congee with sliced fish, are made with soft and smooth congee with different meats, fish and eggs, accompanied by slices of crispy prawns and green onions, and sprinkled with a small spoonful of pepper, making them sticky, sweet and full of freshness.

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