What does morning tea mean? Where did it originally originate?

Morning tea refers to the refreshments and snacks for breakfast, which originated from the tea and snacks that rich children got up early to eat during Tongzhi and Guangxu years in the Qing Dynasty.

First, morning tea, the source of this word

It is said that during the reign of Tongzhi in the Qing Dynasty to Guangxu, rich constantly chauffeured people liked to play with birds and play cricket at that time. In the morning, you will see a large group of rich children walking down the street with birdcages. These dudes will go to the teahouse to order a cup of tea and two snacks, and talk about various important events at home while eating. During this period, communication was relatively backward, so general big news and news came from outside, and people of the same class would communicate and contact each other.

Second, the traditional culture of Guangdong

In modern times, when it comes to morning tea, everyone will think of Guangdong. As far as the origin of Guangdong morning tea is concerned, as long as it can be traced back to the Xianfeng period of the Qing Dynasty, teahouses appeared in Guangdong during this period, initially only for passers-by to stop and talk. Morning tea in this period refers to a cup of tea and two snacks. But in modern times, with the development of the times, Guangdong's morning tea economy has rapidly developed into a culture. Many self-media bloggers like to go to Guangdong to have morning tea, because there are quite a few kinds of morning tea in Guangdong. Not only a cup of tea, but also various snacks. Some teahouses can provide you with hundreds of snacks.

Third, morning tea culture.

In modern society, drinking morning tea generally refers to morning tea in Guangdong. The morning tea in Guangdong is not just for everyone to have a hearty breakfast. Many people like to use the teahouse as a place to chat, where they can relieve stress, talk business, exchange information and even chat with friends. At present, the per capita consumption of high-end tea houses in Guangdong is similar to that of binge drinking. Even some retired people will open the door of the teahouse and sit in it. For Cantonese, it is a common social way to have morning tea, and it is also a tradition to go to a teahouse to have morning tea. For Cantonese, eating morning tea is a very pleasant thing.