I was so confused. Being a Scottish Asian, I am used to the term "dim sum", but in Australia, this is known as "yum cha". So I wiki'd it and found this :-
"Yum cha" is a dining experience which involves drinking Chinese tea and eating dim sum dishes. "Yum cha" is Cantonese which literally means "drink tea". In the US and UK, the phrase "dim sum" is often used in place of yum cha; in Cantonese, "dim sum" refers to the wide range of small dishes, whereas yum cha, or "drinking tea", refers to the entire dining experience.
Confused much?
Yeah, who cares? Let's eat! Yum cha at East Ocean.
Trolleys go round the restaurant - just like Hong Kong! Weird! I am used to ticking the boxes on a leaflet! The 3 of us just went crazy and ordered random dishes - har gao dumplings, siew mai, XO long beans, congee, pork ribs, etc.
However, my Chinese palate told me that the dim sum was not all that great. Too much MSG and grease!!!
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