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I have to come to Hong Kong to drink tea
It is not just as simple as going to a teahouse to eat snacks!
Mix West-style dim sum YUM CHA,
Mix traditional old store Lianxianglou ,
The cost-effective Michelin dim sum shop adds good luck,
I have been to these three stores in vain!
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"Drinking tea together" is an inherent way of greetings in Hong Kong, and going to a teahouse to drink tea has almost become a "fixed program" between family, friends and colleagues. But the "drinking tea" here does not simply mean "drinking tea". The tea is beautiful, and the appearance must be a snack. One cup or two pieces, the teahouse full of "voice and popularity" has become a unique cultural landscape, and the most experiencing the original Hong Kong life.
If I have wondered, how can I spend most of the day just by drinking tea and having a meal? Later, I followed the local customs and learned that they used tea to wash dishes and chopsticks, and waited patiently for each dish to be served before I realized the leisure and squeezed out some time to enjoy myself in the fast-paced life. Drinking tea is not just as simple as drinking tea, but also an atmosphere, mood, an attitude and way of life.
Today I will recommend some good places to drink tea that Brother Guo has hidden.
—YUM CHA—
YUM CHA is a new-style tea house that has just opened. One of the founders is from Singapore . It combines traditional Hong Kong-style refreshments with Western and Southeast Asian cuisine, making every dish of the restaurant full of ingenuity.
YUM CHA The restaurant is called the English name, which sounds quite fashionable, so you don’t have to expect to eat traditional snacks exactly like ordinary teahouses. Each dish is creative.
The entire restaurant is also very fashionable. There is also a truck front installation art at the door of the Shanghuan store. From a distance, it seems that he is pulling a box of chefs to go to the street to sell snacks and takeout! This place has basically become a must-see restaurant for young trendy people in Hong Kong. The cute dim sum on the poster in the picture is the signature here! (A detailed introduction below) The internal environment of the
restaurant is also relatively Western restaurant style, abandoning the Chinese round table and placing the rectangular table commonly used in Western restaurants. The open kitchen is designed so that you can see every move made by the chef, clean and transparent.
Ordering dishes here is like guessing riddles. It is difficult to guess what dish it is just by looking at the name of the dish. If you don’t want to step on a landmine, it is best to ask the waiter before ordering. Of course, in addition to the name of the dish, the production, appearance and taste of each dim sum are full of gimmicks. I have to say that the food here is like a model on a catwalk! Want to know how special it is, let’s go and try it with Brother Guo now!
Watch the flowing milk/Yoshikawa breast
HK$49
This is YUM CHA's signature snack. The skin is made of dried bamboo shoots into orange, and the shape is a bit like the three-eyed monster in Toy Story. The designated action of this snack is to use chopsticks to penetrate the outer skin and let the milk king filling flow out. First take a selfie, then bite it down with one bite. The inward sink will pour out. The milk king tastes strong and will not be too sweet! This dim sum also has another green tea flavor "Yoshikawa breast". The combination of green tea and Chinese bags is surprisingly surprising. If you like green tea, you must try it.
⬆️ "Yoshikawa breasts" that I poked into the slurry
A cage of Bajie
HK$49
This cage of snacks became the focus of the competition to take photos as soon as they were served. The cute pig style makes people reluctant to leave. The char sauté meat is made of half-fat and lean plum meat, with a rich gravy, and it is accompanied by a secret sauce. It tastes endless and it is really knocked!
Pigeon swallows pineapple
HK$59
Specially customized cage contains three pigeons, which are delicate and exquisite in shape. From the name, you may guess that this is actually pineapple crispy. From pear filling, to crust , bird shape, etc., all are made by hand by everyone, and each process is very skillful. The crispy and crispy crust, paired with homemade pineapple paste and dehydrated pineapple, is definitely a dual enjoyment of vision and taste.
Raise your hands and chicken flowers
HK$79
You can smell the sweet and sour smell of sweetness and sourness, making people saliva. The chicken flowers are actually chicken legs, and then fried first, then wrapped in honey and black vinegar. The skin is crispy and the chicken is tender, making people bite after bite. The roasted pineapple accompanied by the plate also has the finishing touch. The pineapple is fresh and sweet and juicy, and it is refreshing and relieves greasiness after eating.
Orange stick winter melon
HK$49
winter melon strips pile up layer by layer and look a bit like building blocks. The winter melon is crispy and a little soft and rotten, and with the sour and sweet taste of orange juice, it is most suitable as an appetizer.
Colored shrimp dumplings
HK$59
unlike ordinary shrimp dumplings, this colored shrimp dumpling skin is dyed into red, orange and green with red cabbage head , dried bamboo shoot juice and spinach juice. The surface is swept with a layer of edible gold powder, which is full of appearance. The outer skin is tough and elastic, and the inwardly trapped shrimps are plump and elastic, so you can eat them without adding too much seasoning, which retains the original umami flavor of the shrimps.
Narrow Chrysanthemum
HK$109
What new tricks can traditional salted fish chicken fried rice come up with? Just look at this dish. The fried rice is prepared in a small iron pot, and the bean curd juice is added to dye the rice grains purple-red, which not only has the salty aroma of horse lovers, but also has the sweetness of bean curd. There is also a "Kingyin Heihe" in this series, which is made of cuttlefish juice. If you are not dating a boyfriend and girlfriend for the first time, you can try it if you are not afraid of turning into big black teeth!
Become the popular Dragon King
HK$169
Of course, summer must be "hot" to be satisfied! American lobster and fly shrimp are then fried with dried chili, chili pepper, chili oil and pepper oil. The shrimp meat is delicious and spicy.
tangerine peel stewed pear
HK$59
After eating the snack, of course, you must have dessert to be perfect. This traditional Chinese dessert is stewed with original pears and dried tangerine peel, and adds garlic and osmanthus to add color and aroma. The sugar water is sweet but not greasy, the tangerine peel is rich in flavor, and the pears are stewed softly. If you drink a whole bowl, you won’t feel too sweet and greasy.
Apple Flower Tower
HK$49
can apples and egg tarts crossover? This dessert cuts Fuji apples into thin slices and rolls into the shape of roses. The smoothness of the egg tart, the looseness of the pastry and the sweetness of the apple, make the taste rich and touching.
YumCha also provides a snack production class, which can make a variety of popular snacks such as milk flowing and pigeon swallowing pineapple. (Ah haha, it’s tickle to think about it!) After completion, in addition to enjoying the snacks made by yourself, you can also enjoy the exquisite afternoon tea to comfort yourself. When you can’t imagine what to give to your boyfriend/girlfriend on Valentine’s Day, don’t blame me for not telling you this idea in advance!
Price: HK$500/person (requires reservation in advance)
When the order was paid, the waiter handed over this small bag, almost thinking wrong! In fact, it is a condom-shaped wipe, and the addresses of the two stores are carefully printed behind it.
YUM CHA
Time: Monday to Sunday 11:30-15:00, 18:00-23:00
Tel: (852) 3708 8081
Shanghuan Store: Shop 1-2, 2nd Floor, Nanfeng Building, No. 88 Gannuo Road, Shanghuan
Tsing Shazui Store: 3rd Floor, No. 20-22, Jialianwei Old Road, Tsing Shazui
—Lianxianglou —
Compared with the newly opened YUM CHA, Lianxianglou belongs to a traditional time-honored brand. It is said to be the oldest teahouse in Hong Kong and has a history of nearly a hundred years. Dim sum is basically made in traditional handmade methods. Chicken claws, char siu buns, lotus paste buns, shrimp dumplings, glutinous rice chicken, and fresh shrimp noodle are all must-orders, and the portions are also very large.
⬆️Lianxiang Tower is an elderly restaurant brand
The waiters here are basically older uncles. Maybe no one will arrange seats for you. There is no service available at any time. I think it reflects a kind of cute and genuine temperament! This place is really very popular. The snacks in the car were snatched up as soon as they were launched, and some even had to go directly to the kitchen to serve them. I've been there several times and I've sold out the dishes I want to order a little later.So friends who want to experience this old Hong Kong lifestyle are ready to fight and come again! Remember to be better off positioning in advance ~
⬆️ Almost all time is full
Lianxianglou
Time: Monday to Sunday 06:00-23:00
Phone: (852) 2544 4556
Address: No. 160-164 Wellington Street, Central
Per capita consumption: around HK$100
—Tianhaolu —
Tianhaolu There are several branches in Hong Kong. Here we are particularly recommended to dim sum specialty store in Sham Shui Po . The boss Mai Guipei is the dim sum manager of Long Jingxuan. He started his business in March 2009 and added good luck. In less than a year, he was rated as a one-star restaurant by the international dietary authority Michelin. It is the cheapest "star food house" in the world. The most famous dim sum is crispy char siu buns, radish cakes and glutinous rice chicken... It should be noted that this store has a rule that you must all of you before you can take a seat, otherwise the store will let customers who are already crowded behind eat in the restaurant.
⬆️ Must-order char siu bun
The decoration in the store does not have much exquisite places. It is a very traditional square wooden table, and the chairs are also simple wooden chairs with a simple backrest. With the dim light in the store, you can feel a faint smell of a traditional teahouse.
Open the lucky dim sum store (Sham Shui Po)
Time: Monday to Sunday 08:00-21:30
Tel: (852) 2979 5068
Address: G/F, No. 9-11 Fu Rong Street, Sham Shui Po, Kowloon (Exit B2 of Subway)
Per capita consumption: About HK$100
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