1. Drink morning tea

People in Guangzhou like to drink tea, especially morning tea. When we meet in the morning, we often greet each other with "Have you had tea" (meaning "Have you had tea"), which shows our preference for drinking tea. Drinking tea is a life custom of Guangzhou people, and there is a folk proverb that "a pot of tea in the morning does not need a doctor". When people in Guangzhou talk about drinking tea, they actually refer to drinking tea in a teahouse (used to be called a teahouse). Not only drink morning tea, but also eat snacks (as breakfast); Drink not only morning tea, but also afternoon tea and evening tea; Not only fill your stomach, but also spread news, talk about your family and negotiate business.

Drinking tea in Guangzhou is actually a way of social communication, which is an important reason why the tea house industry in Guangzhou has been prosperous for a hundred years. Among the time-honored restaurants in Guangzhou, quite a few were teahouses and tea houses in those days.

Tea drinkers in Guangzhou can be roughly divided into two categories: one is regular customers, who must come to one every morning; Fixed teahouses are usually "one cup" (ribs rice) and "two pieces" (snacks), and most of these people are retired old people; The other is to drink "worship tea", that is, to drink tea on the rest day, not limited to "one cup or two", but to taste a variety of snacks and "sigh tea" calmly. There are three tea markets in Guangzhou every day: morning, noon and evening, among which the morning tea market is the most prosperous. From early morning to eleven o'clock noon, it is often packed, and drinking night tea is gradually flourishing, especially in midsummer.

2. midnight snack

midnight snack is a life custom of Guangzhou people, usually after 1 pm, hence the name "midnight snack" or "midnight snack". The way of midnight snack varies from person to person. Some people cook their own food at night, and some people alone or invite three or five close friends to eat at street food stalls or night markets in teahouse restaurants. As a result, a number of "night food streets" and "night market" teahouses in various teahouse hotels have gradually formed in the city. The night market in a teahouse often has a music teahouse to attract diners.