As a characteristic culture in Guangdong, Cantonese morning tea is a way to meet friends and relatives, taste delicious food and experience life in the morning. It originates from Guangdong's food culture and tea culture, and is regional and cultural. In Guangdong, morning tea is often a lifestyle of chatting and tasting with friends and relatives in the morning leisure time, which can be said to be a life rhythm in Guangdong. This paper aims to study the development course, cultural connotation and significance of Cantonese morning tea culture.

1. The development of Cantonese morning tea

The history of Cantonese morning tea can be traced back to the Qing Dynasty, when there were dozens of shops selling tea in Guangdong, each with its own characteristics and tea culture. Later, different shops began to compete with each other. In order to attract customers, they added some snacks and cakes to attract more customers. Soon, this breakfast food with tea, snacks and snacks as the core gradually took shape and became a feature of Guangdong. After years of development, Cantonese morning tea has become more and more diverse and its influence has gradually expanded.

second, the cultural connotation of Cantonese morning tea

Cantonese morning tea is not only a kind of food, but also represents a way of life. From material selection to tableware, from setting dishes to tasting, every detail reveals people's love and pursuit of life. Cantonese morning tea embodies the working spirit and cultural accumulation of Guangdong people, and embodies the characteristics of simplicity, simplicity and exquisiteness.

1. The connotation of tea culture

Cantonese morning tea has the saying that "morning tea gives fruit", which inherits the Guangdong people's reverence for tea and attaches importance to friendship. Morning tea is usually served with a fruit bowl, and Cantonese-style authentic snacks such as salted almonds, egg tarts and Hong Kong-style shortcakes are also indispensable, which can better reflect the human touch of treating each other and friendship.

2. Cultural connotation of food

Cantonese morning tea is mainly snacks, including snacks and pasta. Among them, there are delicious snacks such as flower rolls, cookies, barbecued pork buns, shrimp dumplings and roasted gizzards, which provide a variety of taste choices. In addition, there are designated teas for Cantonese morning tea, such as cordyceps milk tea, grapefruit peel, abalone sauce and scallop bird's nest, etc., with exquisite materials and exquisite cooking.

3. Cultural background

Cantonese morning tea is closely related to the cultural background of Cantonese people. The traditional Guangdong cultural connotation, historical background and geographical environment have shaped the irreplaceable cultural characteristics of Cantonese morning tea. Cantonese-style morning tea contains Guangdong's urban culture and Hong Kong-style customs, and shows the unique style of Guangdong people.

Third, the significance of Cantonese morning tea

Cantonese morning tea has brought unique flavor and cultural charm to Guangdong. It is not only a way to express the characteristic culture of Guangdong, but also can bring people closer, enhance communication and strengthen communication and emotion between people. Cantonese morning tea has also become a cultural card for the development of catering industry in Guangdong, and its development also reflects the rapid development and cultural prosperity of catering industry in Guangdong.

To sum up, Cantonese morning tea, with its rich and varied, exquisite and simple meals and cultural characteristics, presents a unique lifestyle and cultural connotation, which profoundly shows Guangdong's urban culture and Hong Kong style, and also reflects the rapid development and cultural prosperity of Guangdong's catering industry. I hope that the Cantonese morning tea culture can be carried forward for a long time and become an indispensable part of Guangdong culture.