 YUM cha selection ... choices, choices. Picture: Nathan Richte 来中餐馆“饮茶”的本地洋人越来越多了，布里斯班主流英文报纸《The Mail》介绍了“饮茶”的一些tips并推荐了几家喝午茶的中餐馆。 How best to enjoy yum cha January 22, 2007 11:00pm CANTONESE slang for "drink tea", yum cha has become almost an institution in the cheek-by-jowl Chinese restaurants of Fortitude Valley as well as the ever-expanding Sunnybank enclave. While in China it's served mainly in the morning, many of Brisbane's yum cha restaurants are open until late afternoon. It's a family friendly way of dining – noisy and chaotic. Once shown to your table, a bill will be presented which will be added to each time you order. Dishes vary in price but are usually cheap. Trolleys are wheeled around among the tables and the waitstaff will tell you what they have and usually lift the lid of the steamer basket to show you. Most dishes have between three to five pieces designed to share and you can order as much or little as you like. Tea is the thing to drink and is usually complimentary. Yum Cha Tips: It's better to get in earlier rather than the tail-end of yum cha service for the best selection and freshest cooked food. Generally you can't book a table and a line-up is usually part of the yum cha experience Choose a good balance between fried, steamed, seafood and veg dishes. Don't be tempted to over-order. The trolley will come back! If you want more tea, turn the lid over on your tea-pot. You may have to ask for cutlery if you don't feel comfortable with chopsticks. Try: King of King's, Fortitude Valley Landmark, Sunnybank Mandarin Court, Mermaid Beach Marigold Seafood Restaurant, Sunnybank Golden Palace, Fortitude Valley Chinahouse Seafood Restaurant, Fortitude Valley |
