Why do you want to write this article? It's because a friend recently told me a painful experience, so I won't go into details. As a landlord in Shenzhen, sometimes you really need to greet friends and relatives from all over the country to experience the morning tea with Guangdong characteristics. How to let friends taste authentic morning tea exquisitely and without wasting? That's why I wrote this article.

xiaoqian, who calls herself a foodie, will share with you the topic of "how to place a table of morning tea skillfully".

you are welcome to discuss the inadequacies, especially the foodies.

In Guangdong, it is a very interesting social activity to go to hotels and teahouses to "sigh for morning tea" on weekends or holidays. "Sigh" means "enjoy" in Cantonese. When I was in college, I passed a teahouse at 7 o'clock on Saturday morning, and it was already full of people. This morning tea can be eaten leisurely from morning to noon. It can be seen that morning tea is not as simple as having breakfast in the eyes of Cantonese people.

for the convenience of understanding, the following expressions are unified as "drinking morning tea". Okay, let's get down to business.

to have morning tea, of course, you should have tea. However, tea is a supporting role. Just pick any one. There are common chrysanthemums, Pu 'er, Tieguanyin, Dahongpao, etc. There is also a popular one-Jupu, which is to add chrysanthemums to Pu 'er. It is said that it is cool to dispel fire, and Guangdong is most afraid of "hot air"! Stay long and you'll know.

if it's all up to you, you can enjoy it. anyway, tea is not the point.

Of course, the focus is on refreshments, and snacks are the focus of morning tea. There are so many kinds that you can't finish writing on two pieces of A4 paper. Some words will appear on the dessert list: such as better, better, and more beautiful. These are the meanings of price. Just pay attention. That's not the point either.

I directly recommend the snacks that must be ordered. Every teahouse must have it, so don't worry.

special note: I interviewed many classmates and friends in Guangdong to sort out the following points, which belong to my personal preference and are for reference. Don't clap bricks if you disagree. You can share your favorite and leave a message to tell me.

you must order four things: crystal shrimp dumplings, steamed pork dumplings, chicken feet with abalone sauce, and ribs with black bean sauce

crystal shrimp dumplings: or just called shrimp dumplings. With fresh shrimps as stuffing, the skin must be crystal clear and transparent, and the stuffing inside must be the original fresh shrimp (the original one means "a whole one"). There can be three shrimps in the shrimp dumplings, and they are usually seasoned with some pork paste. Authentic teahouses must have their own homemade shrimp dumplings.

dry steaming and selling: it is generally called "dry steaming". There is also steamed dumplings in the mainland, which is a kind of pasta snack wrapped in hot noodles and steamed in a cage. The stuffing is usually glutinous rice or something. Guangdong morning tea is usually filled with pork and fresh shrimp, plus mushrooms or horseshoes, and sometimes some yellow and red ingredients are put on the top. I don't know whether it is fish eggs or crab eggs. I have seen dry steaming made on the spot. Pork and fresh shrimp are not cut into minced meat, but cut into meat particles of about .5cm. It is said that this kind of taste is "elastic" and should mean chewy.

chicken feet with abalone sauce: or "steamed chicken feet". Chicken feet are generally fried first, then steamed in a cage, full and soft, and deboned when sucked, plus delicious sauce, which tastes fragrant.

ribs with black bean sauce: it is also a classic, or "steamed ribs". Pork ribs are accompanied by lobster sauce, and there are usually taro pieces, white radishes, sweet potatoes and pumpkins under the plate. They are steamed in a steamer until the flesh and blood are separated, and the smell of lobster sauce and the smell of pork ribs are completely blended ... A friend said that steamed pork ribs with garlic are very good, and I think so!

sorry, my mouth is watering at the moment.

package points: barbecued pork bun (there is a famous song in Hong Kong called barbecued pork bun), milk yellow bun, quicksand bun (an improved variety of milk yellow bun with salted egg yolk), and healthy new varieties such as walnut bun and oat bun in recent years;

Crisp: durian crisp (a special feature, but some guests don't like durian flavor), papaya crisp and egg tart;

cake: traditional radish cake, fried with XO sauce; Water chestnut cake and red bean cakes are also good.

porridge: I like boat porridge and chai Yu peanut porridge best. Because of the exquisite materials, not every family has it, so I have to take my chances. Fish porridge and preserved egg lean porridge are also good. Porridge is not recommended for everyone, and the weight is usually large. If you eat a bowl of porridge, you don't have to eat anything else. It is better to suggest that several people share food. And they are all processed now, 1 degrees high temperature, hot, very hot!

Special tastes: pork feet ginger (pork feet and eggs stewed in sweet and sour sauce are said to be tonic, especially suitable for girls), pork red soup (usually cooked with leeks), ginkgo yuba syrup, etc.

vegetables: not necessarily. Some friends like vegetables. If you must, you can order boiled cabbage, boiled lettuce and so on. That is, vegetables are blanched and drenched with special sauce, which is generally not soy sauce, but prepared by chefs, such as sauces with sugar.

rice rolls: No, rice rolls in tea houses is generally not delicious. This is a relatively unified opinion of everyone. If you want to eat rice rolls, let's go to the streets to find a special rice rolls store.

soup powder (soup rice noodles, soup rice noodles): not recommended, for the same reason as above.

fried beef river: not recommended, it is greasy, and it is more suitable with midnight snack.

Chencun powder: It is not recommended, but if you are good friends and know that TA only talks about taste, not looks, you can order it.

popular hotels or teahouses usually need to make reservations. please find out first. it is very important to make reservations. If you don't accept the reservation, just wait in line.

when you enter the teahouse, the waiter will ask you how many people there are, and give you a record card to tell you how much the tea table costs (each tea table usually costs a few dollars to more than ten dollars, and several people will have several tea tables, according to the head count. ) and then ask what kind of tea do you drink? Just tell him. If you don't know what tea to order, please go back to the first question.

In traditional teahouses, there are special service personnel pushing carts around the hall in turn. There are all kinds of refreshments and snacks on the carts. As long as the carts arrive at the table, you can stop them and see what you want to eat. Just take them. The waiters will put a seal on the corresponding position of the record card, and then pay with these seals at the end of settlement. It is intuitive to order food in kind, but this kind of traditional teahouse may be less in Shenzhen, but it is still reserved in Guangzhou.

The most common way to order in Shenzhen is to have this list and a pencil on the dining table. All the names or pictures of snacks are listed on the list. Just tick √. Tick √ is one copy by default. If you need more copies, write down the numbers and give them to the waiter for ordering.

In some teahouses, guests take their cards to the stalls for steaming, frying, stewing and dessert to choose their own meals. They usually give you a plate, tell the waiter in the stall what you need, and he will take it out of the steaming steamer and put it on your plate, and then stamp the card. If you need to make it now, such as porridge and soup powder, they will record your table number and send it to the table later. This process is similar to that we usually eat pastry king, which should be learned from the teahouse.

Pay special attention to yo, some refreshments are weighty, such as shrimp dumplings and dry steaming. Some teahouses have four in a cage, and some have three in a cage. There are also only one dish, such as dried tangerine peel beef balls and fresh meat buns. In this case, the waiter can be asked to cut it into "four pieces" or "two pieces". Of course, it is better to ask the waiter or meet the real thing before ordering.

Don't avoid it. Refreshments don't have to be shared by everyone. If you order a table of buns or a table of porridge, you will usually not finish it.

ok, ok. I've arranged a set meal for your reference.

ordinary guests will be polite, "I'm whatever, have some!" " At this time, it's time for you to show your skill.

the following list must be saved!

1. Three-for-two friends set meal

Crystal shrimp dumplings, steamed dumplings, chicken feet with abalone sauce, ribs with black bean sauce, quicksand buns, durian crisp, and other preferences (not enough).

2, set meal for four to eight people

Crystal shrimp dumplings X2 (two servings), dry steamed dumplings X2 (two servings), chicken feet with abalone sauce, ribs with black bean sauce, money belly, beef balls with dried tangerine peel, quicksand buns, barbecued pork buns, durian crisp (or egg tart), papaya crisp, fried radish cake with XO sauce, and other preferences (not enough).

3. Business morning tea package

The so-called business morning tea is to entertain guests. The requirement is usually to eat well and seize the time. There may be other activities after breakfast. Therefore, it is recommended to eat within 1 hour.

the best thing to do is to take a seat and order first, and be sure to ask the time of serving. Because some teahouses order and steam now, it takes about 15 minutes to serve, so be sure to calculate the serving time. Of course, some steamed food can be served at any time, so the guests can sit down and get it. Some teahouses also have private rooms, and you can also "call up", that is, order first, and place an order, which means serving only when you notify that you can serve. In short, calculate the time so that guests can taste the freshly baked food when they come. No delay.

It is suggested to place an order with reference to the "set meal for four to eight people" first. When the guests arrive, they can eat first, and then bring a few interested guests to experience their own selection. I believe the guests will be more satisfied.

tacit understanding: if the tea is finished, just open the lid and put it on the pot, and the waiter will add water when he sees it.

well, let's talk briefly today. I wish you a successful and expert place for a table of morning tea!

well, I haven't had morning tea recently. I'll take more photos later.

I would like to thank Tingting, chan chan, Yingying, Yuanyuan and Xinxin for their children's shoes.