Speaking of the origin of Guangdong morning tea, it can be traced back to the reign of Tongzhi in Xianfeng. At that time, there was a restaurant named "Yili Pavilion" in Guangzhou. There was a wooden sign with the word "Tea Talk" hanging at the door, which served tea and cakes. The facilities were simple, and only a few wooden tables and benches were used to welcome guests and chat for passers-by. Later, tea houses appeared, and the scale became larger and larger, turning them into teahouses. Since then, it has become a common practice for Cantonese people to have morning tea in teahouses. Until today, the tea in Guangdong morning tea has become a supporting role, but the refreshments are more and more exquisite and diverse. With the rapid development of Guangdong's economy, this traditional culture has not disappeared, but has increasingly become a beautiful landscape in Guangdong's leisure life.

Morning tea (6 pieces)

There is another kind called "Erli Restaurant" which also serves the same dim sum. The difference lies in the price and equipment. The tea cost in the teahouse is three-quarters and six cents, while the tea cost in Erli Restaurant is only two cents, which is a far cry, 16 times. Some old-fashioned teahouses are graded, and the upstairs is more expensive than the downstairs, because there is air conditioning (or electric fan) upstairs and the place is more spacious. Since it is called "morning tea", tea is naturally an indispensable part of morning tea in Guangdong. Black tea is the main tea for morning tea, so it can warm the stomach and get rid of greasy, which is beneficial to digestion. Commonly used are fermented tea (Anhua black tea, Pu 'er tea, etc.) and oolong tea (Tieguanyin, Dahongpao, etc.), and some people also like to drink chrysanthemum tea, that is, add chrysanthemum to Pu 'er tea to cool it off. Black tea is dark red in color, thick in soup and bitter in taste. Although it is not as good as green tea in vision and taste, it is a perfect match with the rich refreshments in Guangdong morning tea.

The prosperity of morning tea in Guangdong is inseparable from the prosperous trade and rapid economic development in Guangdong since ancient times. In Guangdong, you can talk about business and exchange information during the morning tea, and you can also get together with friends and talk about things. Businessmen regard the teahouse as an important place for discussion, while ordinary people express their pressure here, in exchange for a half-day leisure. In the old days, there was a couplet in the "Miaoqixiang" teahouse in Guangzhou:

"Busy for fame, busy for profit, take a break from busy time and have a cup of tea;

toil hard, toil hard, have fun in pain, and bring a pot of wine. "

On the third floor of the famous teahouse "Taotaoju" in Guangzhou, there is also a couplet that reads:

"Tao Qian is good at drinking and Yi Ya is good at cooking, and they just meet to be a gentleman in the seat;

Tao Kan cherishes flying, Xia Yu cherishes inches, and the most regrettable thing is the time in the cup. "

I think it is the psychological portrayal of most Cantonese people when they drink morning tea.

refreshments are also very important in Guangdong morning tea. There are two kinds of refreshments: dry refreshments include jiaozi, dried fruits, steamed stuffed buns and crisp cakes, while wet refreshments include porridge, meat, turtle paste and bean curd. Among them, the dry point is the most exquisite and sells well. For example, two or three fresh shrimps are wrapped in translucent crystal dumpling skin, which is the signature shrimp dumpling that every tea house must make. Before lifting the chopsticks, you can see a little reddish in the crystal. After you bite it gently, the flexibility of the crystal dumpling Pete and the natural sweetness and crispness of the shrimps blend into a delicious taste, which makes people memorable. Another example is the special crispy egg tarts of bird's nest in some high-end teahouses. Several layers of golden crispy egg tarts are filled with tender yellow and silky bird's nest, which has aroused people's appetite at first sight, not to mention the perfect combination of sweet and soft bird's nest and crispy powder after entrance, which makes people want to stop eating. And all kinds of porridge, such as the first porridge, preserved egg lean meat porridge, raw rolled fish porridge, etc., are all made of soft and smooth porridge bottom, with different kinds of meat and fish eggs, supplemented by crispy shrimp slices and green chopped green onion, sprinkled with a spoonful of pepper, and tasted sweet and delicious.

speaking of which, the spectators may have been tempted to try the delicious Guangdong morning tea. But wait a minute, how much do you know about the etiquette of Guangdong morning tea? Cantonese people have a few small manners when drinking morning tea, such as opening the lid when there is no water in the teapot to show the need to refill water, tapping the desktop with the index finger and middle finger of the right hand to show gratitude when others pour tea for themselves, and shouting "pay the bill" to the waiter after drinking morning tea. How did such etiquette come into being?

Let me tell you some allusions about these etiquette. The allusion to "burying" actually means to pile up the bills, that is, to settle the accounts. The "hand-knocking ceremony" when pouring tea comes from the allusion of Ganlong's southern tour: it is said that when Ganlong poured tea for his entourage in the teahouse, his entourage kowtowed with his hands bent to represent his identity, which was handed down, and now it has spread from the morning tea table in Guangzhou to all parts of the country: opening the lid and refilling the water also came from one place. During the dinner, the waiter was called to refill the water. As a result, as soon as the other party opened the lid of the teapot, the wealthy businessman insisted that there was a canary in the pot and started a lawsuit with the teahouse. As a result, the teahouse lost the lawsuit. Since then, the owner of the teahouse has stipulated that guests must open the lid of the teapot themselves if they want to refill the water. Although it is only a legend, the two sides exchanged ideas through a small action, and it is a manifestation of civilization without shouting.