Yum cha is the Cantonese tradition of breakfast or brunch involving Chinese tea and dim sum. The practice is popular in Cantonese-speaking regions, including...
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Dim sum (category Yum cha)
frequented teahouses for small-portion meals with tea called "yum cha" (brunch). "Yum cha" includes two related concepts. The first is "jat zung loeng...
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barbecue-flavored cha siu pork. They are served as a type of dim sum during yum cha and are sometimes sold in Chinese bakeries. There are two major kinds of cha siu...
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Cantonese culture (redirect from Leung cha)
"to invite someone to go yum cha" is basically a way of expressing friendship. Traditionally, Cantonese could go yum cha whether in the morning, afternoon...
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carrot cake in Singapore. Turnip cake is commonly served in Cantonese yum cha, usually cut into rectangular slices and sometimes pan-fried before serving...
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which are served in many cha chaan tengs. The older generations in Hong Kong refer to dining in these restaurants as yum sai cha (飲西茶; lit: "drinking Western...
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Tieguanyin (redirect from Tiet Kwun Yum)
Bodhisattva. Other spellings and names include "Ti Kuan Yin", "Tit Kwun Yum", "Ti Kwan Yin", "Iron Buddha", "Iron Goddess Oolong", and "Tea of the Iron...
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bean sprouts. It is commonly found in yum cha restaurants in Guangdong, Hong Kong, and overseas, as well as in cha chaan tengs. Chow fun, or stir-fried...
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claiming that it was the craziest tea party that she had ever attended. Yum cha is the Chinese equivalent of a tea party, usually held in a restaurant...
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Char siu (redirect from Cha siu fan)
as an ingredient for noodle dishes or in stir fries, and as a filling for cha siu bao or pineapple buns. Five-spice powder is the primary spice, honey...
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Mint herbal tea (redirect from Bakha-cha)
Spearmint tea Peppermint tea Peppermint tea (tea bag) Infusing bakha-cha Bakha-cha (dried leaves) Serving of mint tea Glass of mint besides mint leaves...
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popularised in the 1970s and 1980s. It can be found in overseas Cantonese Yum Cha restaurants as well. It has a sweet flavour and a smooth and soft texture...
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Gunpowder tea (redirect from Zhu cha)
Gunpowder tea (Chinese: 珠茶; pinyin: zhū chá; lit. 'pearl tea'; pronounced [ʈʂú ʈʂʰǎ]) is a form of tea in which each leaf has been individually rolled...
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literally "glutinous rice chicken", is a classic dim sum dish served during yum cha. The portion size of lo mai gai is generally quite large, so there is a...
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Butter tea (redirect from Po cha)
Wylie: bod ja, "Tibetan tea"), cha süma (Tibetan: ཇ་སྲུབ་མ་, Wylie: ja srub ma, "churned tea", Mandarin Chinese: sūyóu chá (酥油茶), su ja (Tibetan: སུ་ཇ,...
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Seyip, Taishanese and Cantonese descent, who is known for her knitted yum cha artworks. Moon is also a New Zealand Chinese Poll Tax descendant. Moon...
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Gongfu tea (redirect from Gongfu Cha)
Gongfu tea or kung fu tea (Chinese: 工夫茶 or 功夫茶; both gōngfū chá), literally "making tea with skill", is a traditional Chinese tea preparation method sometimes...
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Bubble tea (redirect from Buo-Bah Nai-Cha)
global bubble tea chains include Chatime, CoCo Fresh Tea & Juice and Gong Cha. Bubble tea comes in many variations which usually consist of black tea,...
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Chinese tea culture (redirect from Cha dao)
ceremony Tea classics Tea pet Tea-picking opera Teaism The Classic of Tea Yum cha East Asian tea ceremony Gao, Sally (2016-11-16). "A Cultural History Of...
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time. Dim sum restaurants stop serving bamboo-basket dishes after the yum cha period (equivalent to afternoon tea) and begin offering an entirely different...
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Japanese tea ceremony (redirect from Cha-no-yu)
face the guests. Kaiseki (懐石) or cha-kaiseki (茶懐石) is a meal served in the context of a formal tea function. In cha-kaiseki, only fresh seasonal ingredients...
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Genmaicha (redirect from Gen-mai cha)
East Asian tea ceremony Chinese Yum cha Japanese Korean Taiwanese Ryukyuan Areas Tea garden Teahouse or tearoom Cha chaan teng Chashitsu Mizuya Sukiya-zukuri...
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Longjing tea (redirect from Longjing cha)
Longjing tea (Chinese: 龍井茶; pinyin: lóngjǐng chá; Cantonese Yale: lung4 jeng2 cha4; Standard Mandarin pronunciation [lʊ̌ŋ.tɕìŋ.ʈʂʰǎ]), sometimes called...
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Cantonese restaurant (redirect from Cha lau)
Cantonese cuisine. Typically in the afternoon, dim sum are served during yum cha hour. A few Cantonese dishes may be available. In the evening, various...
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Macanese cuisine (section Cha Gordo)
ear and papaya salad, and rabbit stewed in wine, cinnamon and star anise. Cha Gordo (literally "Fat Tea") is a culinary tradition amongst the Macanese...
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role in cooking and serving dim sum particularly during the practice of yum cha. Steamers are produced by removing the skin from the bamboo, soaking it...
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cut chicken Wonton noodles Yangzhou fried rice Dim sum and yum cha Almond tofu Beef tripe Cha siu bao Chicken feet Coconut bar Har gow Jian dui Jiaozi Lo...
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cut chicken Wonton noodles Yangzhou fried rice Dim sum and yum cha Almond tofu Beef tripe Cha siu bao Chicken feet Coconut bar Har gow Jian dui Jiaozi Lo...
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