Initially, the ice room mainly provided drinks such as coffee, milk tea and red bean ice, as well as snacks such as sandwiches and cream toast, but never sold rice. Some ice houses even have bread workshops to make fresh cakes with local and western characteristics, such as pineapple cake and egg tarts. Later, the variety of food provided by the ice room gradually increased and evolved into today's tea restaurant. It's hard to insist on not selling rice in the freezer now.
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In China and Hongkong, there are tea restaurants in all districts, and the business hours are uncertain. Usually from 6 am to 1, tea restaurants in prosperous areas such as Mong Kok are more likely to open all night.
Tea Restaurant is an authentic restaurant in China and Hongkong, and its main customers are the general public. Its main features include:
? Diversification of food: the tea restaurant provides Chinese and western food, and there are many delicious foods (see tea restaurant food). There are often dozens of foods on the menu of a small tea restaurant, and there are many choices.
? Efficiency: Tea restaurants generally don't accept tips, and customers pay at the cashier after patronizing. And there is no need to wait, and speed is emphasized from ordering to checkout. During lunch time, construction workers, truck drivers and even office workers will all visit the tea restaurant at the same time. Customers from different classes and industries eat, talk and read horse classics in tea restaurants, which has become a major feature of tea restaurants.
? Affordable food: Traditional restaurants usually sell more expensive food. Eating a meal in a tea restaurant may only cost more than 20 Hong Kong dollars. Dinner and fast food in a tea restaurant will include drinks, or water or hot tea will be provided free of charge.
Tea restaurant food
Tea restaurants generally have the following kinds of food:
drink
? Red bean ice, some tea restaurants only serve in summer.
? coffee
? Black coffee: Coffee called "fast coffee" or "flying sand with milk" in China and Hongkong, without sugar and milk.
? Milk tea (* * * milk tea): a must-have Hong Kong-style drink in tea restaurants. Take fragrance, smoothness and consistency as the standard.
? Yuanyang: Coffee with milk tea. Chinese medicine believes that coffee is hot and dry, and milk tea is cold-cut. Mixing the two is seamless.
? Tea: milk tea, with condensed milk instead of sugar.
? Haolike
? Ahuatian, Ahuatian red bean ice
? Lemon tea (lemon black tea): Hong Kong-style lemon tea, there must be some lemons in the cup.
? Lemonade (lemon with water)
? Lemonade (lemon plus coke), lemon seven (lemon plus seven-up), salted lemon seven (salted citrus, lemon plus seven-up)
? Lemon coffee (lemon and coffee): Xiangchuang
? Ning Bin (Lemon Galibin): Fragrant window.
? Lemon honey
? soda
? milk
? Milk: milk with water.
? Boiled eggs: boiled water with raw eggs
? Milk and eggs: condensed milk and raw eggs with water.
? Beef tea: Chop beef, add ginger slices and water and cook together.
? cluck
? Almond cheese
? Lotus seed and mandarin duck ice
Most drinks can be frozen with ice, but there is an extra one or two yuan.
dessert
? All kinds of toast: such as butter toast (condensed milk+fresh butter toast), milk toast (condensed milk+peanut butter toast), oil toast (fresh butter+jam toast), and toast (French toast).
? Various sandwiches: for example: egg sandwich, leg egg sandwich, beef sandwich, egg sandwich, concourse sandwich, etc. The biggest difference between sandwiches in China Hongkong Tea Restaurant and other foreign sandwiches is that they can only be made of square bread. Customers can choose whether to "flash" (remove the edge of bread) or add "baked bottom" (make white bread into toast first).
? egg tart
? All kinds of bread: such as meal buns, pineapple buns (pineapple is pineapple, and pineapple buns look like pineapple after baking, hence the name), pineapple oil (pineapple buns with a piece of butter), and chicken tail buns.
? Macaroni, wheat bran (oatmeal), cereals, etc.
? Pork chops, Portuguese egg tarts and spicy fish (canned sardines) (very popular in Macau)
Breakfast, lunch, fast food, dinner
The tea restaurant has buttered buns, fried eggs and Hong Kong-style milk tea for breakfast.
The fixed menu provided at a specific time usually has several options, such as A, B and C (see the external link article for details).
? Breakfast usually includes fried eggs, flour, set meal, instant noodles or sandwiches, with coffee or tea.
The most classic breakfast A menu: bread and butter, fried eggs, ham flour, coffee or tea.
? Lunch is the same as breakfast. Typical menu includes: bread and butter, ham optional course, barbecued pork soup with pasta, coffee or tea. Unlike breakfast, it is only served at noon (about 165438+ 0 am to 2: 30 pm).
? Fast food is usually served only at noon. When a guest orders food, it can be delivered to the guest as quickly as possible, which is called fast food.
O Generally, there is at least one choice on the menu of fast food, but most of them are vegetable head rice (rice and vegetables are put on a plate or a big plate), and most of the dishes are prepared in advance, such as pork chop rice with pork sauce, such as black pepper/onion/tomato sauce/corn (rice sauce) and beef/pig/chicken chops, which are common in mainland China and Hongkong. Usually served with hot drinks or soda water. The fast food menu generally changes every day. Some tea restaurants set a fixed fast food menu one week in advance, and there are two or more choices on that day.
Some tea restaurants put soup in their fast food. There are usually Luo Songtang (called red soup) or cream soup (called white soup) to choose from. Some tea restaurants even have China Soup (called Sample Soup or China Soup), and the style of China Soup is basically changing every day.
? There is generally no time limit for dinner, that is, it is served all day. The menu is usually the same all year round.
? Afternoon tea is generally based on fried food. Fried chicken moustache (chicken leg, generally written as chicken moustache), fried chicken wings (chicken wings), Doss (full name Francis), French fries, etc. More abundant is a bowl of ham and fried eggs with coffee or tea.
? Some tea restaurants also have "nutritious meals". Basically, the menu is similar to breakfast, the only difference is that the drink must be glass bottle fresh milk or chocolate milk, which is more expensive than breakfast. Generally available all day.
Powder, noodles and rice
Most tea restaurants will have a variety of dishes, fried rice, fried powder, fried noodles. Such as Yangzhou fried rice, Xingzhou fried rice, shredded pork fried noodles, dry fried beef river and so on. The tea restaurants in mainland China and Hong Kong don't have such dishes as "Hong Kong-style fried rice" and "China-Hong Kong fried rice".
Most tea restaurants will have noodles such as car noodles and various instant noodles. Instant noodles usually use low-priced "top gloss noodles", and more and more tea restaurants will be served by Japanese brand Nissin (there may be extra charges, see below). Instant noodles in tea restaurants are generally called "doll noodles" except for the "first kind". (This is one of the instant noodle products of Nanshun Food, which is available in both mainland China and Hong Kong, but because it is widely accepted by Hong Kong people in the mainland, most Hong Kong people in the mainland will also call "instant noodles" "eating doll noodles").
Some tea restaurants will serve trendy noodles such as Yu Danfen and Wonton Noodles. The name of this tea restaurant is usually called "noodle tea restaurant".
Porridge and fritters
Some tea restaurants offer all kinds of porridge and fried dough sticks.
roast
Some barbecue shops will serve barbecues such as barbecued pork, roasted meat, suckling pig, roasted goose, boiled chicken and fried chicken. Usually accompanied by noodle soup or white rice. Those with white rice are called roasted rice or pan-head rice.
Nowadays, roast goose in tea restaurants and even some restaurants is usually roast duck. Because roast goose is more expensive, roast duck is used instead. However, when ordinary people in mainland China and Hongkong go to restaurants or tea restaurants, they are still used to calling it roast goose.
Seats and "rides"
? Generally, the table in a tea restaurant will be a square table for four or a round table for six to eight people. Some are tables for two.
? Some tea restaurants will put transparent inclined glass on the countertop. There will be a menu under the cup.
? Seats usually have a backrest. The seats in mainstream tea restaurants are generally round holes without chairs.
? Some tea restaurants have stalls (both in China and Hongkong are called "stalls"), which may have originated from western restaurants. Sitting in the booth will have more private space, so it is very popular with customers. However, in some tea restaurants, the card space is very narrow, and a four-person seat can only accommodate two people at most.
? Most tea restaurants also need a ride, especially in the busiest afternoon. "Hitchhiking" refers to several strangers sitting at the same table. Usually the waiter in a tea restaurant will arrange for the guests to sit down.
Tea Restaurant and China Hong Kong Culture
Lemon tea paper packaging beverage advertised as "tea restaurant flavor"
In September, 2004, Radio Television Hong Kong of China held a poll on "The Design Best Representing China and Hong Kong", and the tea restaurant won the championship with 1930 votes.
China and Hongkong TV programs, movies, music videos, etc. are often filmed in tea restaurants, which shows the popularity of tea restaurants. For example, the animated version of McDull, Anita Mui and Sammi Cheng's "Single Woman" music video in 2002.
From 65438 to 1997, after the handover between China and Hong Kong, many senior officials, like former Financial Secretary Antony LEUNG, publicly expressed their love for the delicious food in tea restaurants as a sign of supporting the local culture of China and Hong Kong and being close to the life of the general public. Some artists and celebrities also like to go to tea restaurants. Cuihua Restaurant in Wellington Street, Central is famous for its many stars. Paparazzi are also common outside the door, and there are also stars in Xiangxing Cafe in Yiyin Street of Happy Valley.
derivative product
Due to the uniqueness of tea restaurants, some drinks and foods will use the "tea restaurant flavor" as a publicity stunt. More common are tea restaurant lemon tea and tea restaurant milk tea.
Famous tea restaurant
? Cuihua restaurant
? Xiangxing coffee house
? Jinfeng tea restaurant
? Dumei tea restaurant
? Lan fong yuen is in Central Street.
? Tandao coffee bakery
? Xinzhaoji
? Yinlong tea restaurant
? Taixing roast restaurant
The famous Macao tea restaurant
? Nanping Xu Ya
? Macau Tea Restaurant, a restaurant originated in China and Hong Kong, provides western-style dining with the characteristics of China and Hong Kong, and is a popular dining place in China and Hong Kong. With the migration of population between China and Hong Kong and the spread of Hong Kong culture in China, it is not difficult to find tea restaurants outside China and Hong Kong. It is difficult to find tea restaurants in Chinese mainland and overseas Chinatown.
Cha Cha An Teng (traditional Chinese, literally "tea restaurant") is a China tea restaurant found only in Hong Kong, which is famous for its eclectic and affordable menu, including many Hong Kong cuisines and localized Hong Kong western food.
History: Before World War II, there were many big-name stalls near some residential areas in China and Hongkong, which mainly provided Chinese breakfasts such as fried dough sticks and barbecued pork buns. After the war, China and Hongkong were influenced by western life, because only high-end restaurants served western food at that time, and these restaurants were expensive and did not welcome China people. In order to let more people enjoy western food at low prices, ice banks and tea restaurants have sprung up.
Initially, the ice room mainly provided drinks such as coffee, milk tea and red bean ice, as well as snacks such as sandwiches and cream toast, but never sold rice. Some ice houses even have bread workshops to make fresh cakes with local and western characteristics, such as pineapple cake and egg tarts. Later, the variety of food provided by the ice room gradually increased and evolved into today's tea restaurant. It's hard to insist on not selling rice in the freezer now.
The first tea restaurant: Tandao Coffee Cake Shop, often called Tandao Tea Restaurant, is the first tea restaurant in China and Hongkong, which opened as early as 1940s. Its first branch was located in Lockhart Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong Island, China, and moved to Hennessy Road in 1990. In addition, Tandao Coffee Cake Shop has opened branches in Stanley Street in Central, Tsing Yi City in Tsing Yi and Lilian Street in Tseung Kwan O since the 1960s.
Tandao Coffee Cake Shop is most famous for its crisp egg tarts. The couplet in front of the door is entitled "Sandalwood is not as fragrant as coffee, and the island country is now an egg tart country". It is said that the egg tarts in this store have 128 layers of pastry, which is more than the ordinary 100 layers, and it is particularly crispy.
Cuihua Restaurant is a famous chain tea restaurant group in China and Hongkong, with several branches in Central, Causeway Bay and Jordan.
Cuihua Restaurant was originally a tea restaurant opened in San Po Kong, Kowloon for more than 30 years. In 1960s, it opened a branch in the heart of China and Hongkong, taking the route of a few high-end tea restaurants. Since then, it has continued to expand and opened branches in various districts.
Cuihua Branch is located near Lan Kwai Fong, a nightlife shop in Wellington Street, Central. It is famous for its patronage by many celebrities, and paparazzi are also common outside. Jordan, Cannon Street, Jaffe Road and Tsuen Wan branches are open 24 hours a day.
Cuihua has a wide variety of foods, most of which are sold in Chinese and Hong Kong tea restaurants, as well as jade Dan powder and various curries, and moon cakes will be launched during the Mid-Autumn Festival. Most vegetables are more expensive than ordinary tea restaurants.
Cuihua Group also includes Hong Kong-style restaurants and Hefei restaurants.
Xiangxing Cafe, located at No.9 Yiyin Street, Happy Valley, China, is a traditional Hong Kong-style tea restaurant with a long history.
Xiangxing Coffee House has been in operation for more than 40 years, and it is located in Happy Valley where celebrities live in concentration, so it has attracted many senior officials, celebrities, artists, circus people and so on. Before 1980, when Happy Valley Racecourse was still doing morning exercises, jockeys, horse trainers and staff often went to Xiangxing for breakfast after morning exercises.
Auspicious Ugly is the most famous restaurant in China and Hongkong. Celebrity sponsors include Henry Tang, James Tien, Jian Bingyong, Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Nicholas Tse, George Lam and Sally Yeh. There are also many signatures of celebrities who have been to this store on the wall. Mr. Chen, the boss of Xiangxing, often entertains guests in person in the shop.
Xiangxing provides traditional tea restaurant delicacies, including buttered toast, pineapple buns, crispy egg tarts and so on. Its coffee and milk tea are also famous for their fragrance. Xiangxing's decoration still maintains the style of decades ago, and it is hard to find it in mainland China and Hongkong. However, some non-celebrity diners think that this time-honored restaurant deserves its reputation.
Mido Coffee is located at 63 Temple Street, Yau Ma Tei, Kowloon, China.
Dumei Restaurant opened on 1950, and still retains the decoration of 1950, witnessing the history of China and Hong Kong. In addition to the underground, it also has a very ordinary private room on the second floor, where you can browse the street view of Temple Street and Banshutou. The restaurant is famous for ribs rice, lotus seeds and mandarin duck ice. Many tourists come to the restaurant to experience the traditional flavors of China and Hongkong.
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