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Founded in 1889 and closed in 2022, Lin Heung Teahouse served traditional dim sum in Central, Hong Kong Yum cha (traditional Chinese: 飲茶; simplified Chinese: 饮茶; pinyin: yǐn chá [6]; Jyutping: jam2 caa4; Cantonese Yale: yám chà; lit. "drink tea"), also known as going for dim sum (Cantonese: 食點心), is the Cantonese tradition of brunch involving Chinese tea and dim sum.
Yum Cha – Luis goes to Chinatown to purchase ingredients for yum cha. Flying Food – Luis's kitchen needs cleaning. Fruit Kebabs – Luis visits his cousins in the tropics and serves them fruit kebabs. Hot Diggity Dogs – Luis makes hot dogs. Gingerbread Men – Luis runs "as fast as he can" to buy gingerbread.
Turnip cake is commonly served in Cantonese yum cha, usually cut into rectangular slices and sometimes pan-fried before serving. Each pan-fried cake has a thin crunchy layer on the outside from frying, and is soft on the inside. The non-fried version is soft all over.
In 2023, the city let out a collective gasp when highly-respected Lung King Heen lost one of its three Michelin stars. After all, it became the world’s first three-star Chinese restaurant in 2009.
Typically in the afternoon, dim sum are served during yum cha hour. A few Cantonese dishes may be available. In the evening, various Chinese banquets of Cantonese cuisine are held in the restaurant. Tea house: chaa lau (Chinese: 茶樓), is a place serving only tea, dim sum and simple dishes.
Teahouse owners gradually added various snacks called dim sum to their offerings. The practice of having tea with dim sum eventually evolved into the modern "yum cha". [3] Cantonese dim sum culture developed rapidly during the latter half of the nineteenth century in Guangzhou. [7] Cantonese dim sum was originally based on local foods. [7]
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Taiwanese and Cantonese douhua are a symbol of southern Chinese cuisine, and often served as a part of yum cha. [7] Known as tofu fa, it can also be found sold in small stores on the side of popular hiking trails and beaches in Hong Kong. [8] There are special bean curd dessert shops in the south.