One cup and two pieces are popular in Guangdong, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Shanghai and other places. Every morning, people flock to the teahouse, which is often packed, chatting while drinking tea and eating breakfast.
The so-called "one cup" is an iron-tipped teapot with a small earthenware cup, and more careless tea is put in the pot. The tea leaves are bitter and have no fragrance, but they can refresh and wash the stomach. It is popular among tea drinkers that "a cup of tea in the morning can clear the intestines and stomach without asking a doctor", which is called "clearing the stomach and keeping healthy". The so-called "two pieces" are mostly rough muffins, taro cakes and radish cakes. Although they are not very fragrant, they can fill the stomach, and the working people who do rough work feel quite affordable.
Later, in order to meet the requirements of dignitaries, tea houses began to choose beautiful tea and make tea with mountain spring water; The quality of the "two pieces" is also refined, or water chestnut cake or Shaomai, or glutinous rice chicken or barbecued pork buns, and so on, gradually forming the characteristics of Guangzhou teahouse.
Recommended for morning tea and snacks:
1, Crystal Shrimp Dumplings: Crystal Shrimp Dumplings are one of the most popular morning tea snacks. The skin is as thin as paper, and the steamed shrimp is crystal clear, and the shrimp meat inside can be faintly seen. Shrimp dumplings not only have elastic skin, but also the shrimp Q in the stuffing meat is smooth and delicious.
2. Barbecued pork bun: Barbecued pork bun is one of the famous traditional Xiguan spots in Guangdong and one of the "Four Kings" of Cantonese morning tea. It is made of fermented dough and stuffing containing barbecued pork. Barbecued pork buns are about five centimeters in diameter, and there are usually three or four in a cage. It is characterized in that it should be made into a sparrow cage shape when it is wrapped. Because of moderate fermentation, the top of steamed buns naturally cracks after steaming.
3. Steamed pork: Steamed pork is a traditional local snacks in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province. It is made of semi-fat and lean pork, shrimp, wonton skin and eggs as the main raw materials, and soy sauce, sugar, salt, chicken powder, pepper, raw powder and cooking wine as the ingredients. The steamed crust is made of egg liquid and flour, and the stuffing is mainly pork, mushrooms and shrimp, which tastes delicious and delicious. Dry steaming and selling is a classic dish in Cantonese refreshments, which is very popular.