The beauty of Yum Cha
Ahhhh I love it...Went to Yum Cha today with Heidi and Apple at Shark Fin House and it begged the question, why don't I do this more often? Last time was with the MC team in Perth in January!
But seriously, how awesome is Yum Cha? You sit at a table and have waiters bring you food on trolleys (there's also the one where you tick boxes for the food you want but that's not as fun). If you want something specific you can order it but generally, the food just comes to you.
Also, it isn't called "yum cha" for nothing... the three of us went through 3 pots of tea! That's one teapot each! And the "cha" was most certainly "yum" ;-)
I think the thing I like best about yum cha though is the social lubricacy that it promotes. Usually when you go out for a meal with your friends then you talk before the meal and after the meal but often during the meal you are too busy munching because you are probably starving (maybe it's just me... heh). During yum cha though, for some reason, conversation flows as freely as the tea... it's great! I think this is because the food comes in sporadic bursts and often it is in bite-sized chunks so this allows for conversation to flow more freely.
Of all the things the Chinese have brought us (including like... paper) I think yum cha is definitely one of the greatest. As I contemplate spending a year in Europe next year on an MC somewhere, I wonder how I will live through a year without yum cha...
Alex
posted by LX @ 5:31 PM
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