Introduction to Hong Kong afternoon tea culture

Hong Kong’s afternoon tea culture has a long history. Do you know the basic information about Hong Kong’s afternoon tea culture? The following is what I have carefully compiled for you, take a look together.

Hong Kong is a place where Chinese and Western cultures meet. Here you can see customs and etiquette from many parts of the world, and traditional Chinese culture is also well preserved. To this day, most Hong Kong people still retain the habit of drinking afternoon tea. After the meal, enjoy a cup of fragrant hot tea, relax and feel like a god! In Hong Kong, the tea-drinking culture is deeply rooted. Whether it is Chinese tea, British-style afternoon tea or Hong Kong-style milk tea, they all have unique taste and culture.

Have you noticed that when the waiter pours tea for the guests, some guests tap their fingers on the table. There is a historical allusion in this. The etiquette of drinking tea has been passed down since ancient times, and it has always contained the meaning of gratitude and is worthy of inheritance. The tea drinker taps three fingers on the table to express his gratitude to the person who poured the tea. Legend has it that an emperor in ancient China once went on an incognito tour to the southeast. One day the emperor and his ministers came to a teahouse. In order to conceal his noble identity, the emperor stood up and poured tea for the ministers. In order not to frighten the ministers, the emperor first wanted to give in. The courtiers tap their fingers on the table to show their kowtow; one finger represents their bowed head, and the other finger represents their arched arms. To this day, this tea drinking custom is still widely spread in Hong Kong.

In Hong Kong, you can taste the most traditional Chinese tea and the most fashionable Hong Kong-style *** milk tea. Hong Kong’s special historical background also enables Hong Kong people to experience the joy of enjoying British afternoon tea. Chinese and Western tea drinks create a diverse tea drinking style and tea drinking culture. The research and development team of Wuyin Liangpin searched for the successors of Hong Kong folk cuisine. With the goal of inheriting and carrying forward the traditional and exquisite production techniques of Hong Kong-style drinks, the craftsmanship of many classic Hong Kong drinks has been standardized, and every production process is carried out. Strict compliance and only with such sincerity can we ensure that every drink served to customers is the authentic and pure Hong Kong taste!

The origin of Hong Kong afternoon tea culture

In Hong Kong, it is popular There is a saying: If you can’t afford to stay at the Peninsula Hotel, go to the Peninsula for afternoon tea.

The English afternoon tea set costs about HKD 300 per person, plus a 15% service charge.

Some people say that the ambiguous Peninsula Afternoon Tea is possible because of Zhang Ailing and Alluring Love. Not really. Since the middle of the last century, afternoon tea at the Peninsula Hotel has become a pursuit that many Hong Kong people flock to. In the 1980s, with regular customers such as Chow Yun-fat, Leslie Cheung, Chung Chu-hong and Maggie Cheung, the peninsula was also known as the "movie cafe". The peninsula left a "star chaser" for "talent scouts", entertainment paparazzi and even fans who love stars. "The excitement.

The peak of afternoon tea is usually around three o'clock, and then continues until seven o'clock in the evening. The atmosphere here is very suitable for the kind of petty bourgeoisie who pursue elegance, comfort and leisure. No matter what happens in the world, the pursuit and love for Peninsula afternoon tea has always been enduring: the tall space, low-reverb music, classical and fashionable decoration, just right The temperature is filled with the warm sweet smell of baking Western pastries, and waiters wearing white uniforms that have remained unchanged for many years shuttle between them. The Western style of the building and the Eastern charm presented by the details blend into one, blending the nobility. and elegance condensed into an unparalleled extraordinary temperament.

In the peninsula, all the people who came to drink tea were all wearing suits and leather shoes, with fringed pink and pink. In fact, this is a British tradition. Hong Kong people think that drinking afternoon tea on the peninsula is a peaceful and elegant gathering, so they continue it. Many upper-class women don't like men who are dirty and unkempt, with hair as messy as a chicken coop, dandruff everywhere around the collar, and wrinkles in the suit that are clearly not ironed, which makes him look very tasteless. Therefore, generally as long as there are female guests present, men must tidy up carefully to show their respect for women and their gentlemanly demeanor.

In fact, the afternoon tea on the Peninsula is completely Western-style tea, which is mainly British Lipton black tea and various coffees. No one comes here to order West Lake Longjing and Huangshan Maofeng. Especially for Hong Kong locals, if they come from the undersea tunnel to drink Chinese tea, they might as well go to Lu Yu Teahouse on Danley Street in Central, which is much cheaper than here.

There are many flower stands for Western-style tea, which is not as affordable as drinking tea in a teahouse on weekdays.

The Western pastries at Peninsula Afternoon Tea have complicated names. Each pastry has a very foreign name, unlike us who just call it "wife cake" or "egg yolk cake" casually.

War and love, cakes and emotions, can combine these seemingly unrelated things in such a romantic way, which may only appear in Western tea.

The so-called British afternoon tea set is a snack format with a three-layer shelf. The first layer is a sandwich, the second layer is a traditional British snack SCONE, and the top is a fruit tart. All the tableware for serving food in Peninsula Afternoon Tea are made of sterling silver. There are 48,000 such pieces of silverware in the hotel. Eight polishing machines need to be turned on every day to polish them. Therefore, from 1925 to the present, these tableware are placed On the dining table made of marble, it always remains bright and new.

From the perspective of the origin of tea drinking culture, the first nation to drink tea in the afternoon should be ancient China, which has always been famous for its tea culture. However, with the development of the times, it was the British who developed afternoon tea into an established custom. The British tea drinking habit began in 1661. At that time, a Portuguese princess, Catherine of Bragan?a, married King Charles II of England. The princess brought the Portuguese tea-drinking habit to England.

In the 17th century, the upper class in Britain had rich breakfasts and simple lunches, while social dinners did not start until around 8 pm. People were accustomed to eating snacks and drinking around 4 pm. cup of tea. Among them was a countess named Anna Maria who knew how to enjoy life. Every afternoon she would send her maid to prepare a pot of black tea and snacks for her. She felt that this feeling was so good that she invited her friends to enjoy it. Soon, afternoon tea became popular among the British upper class.

The British favorite afternoon tea time is mostly concentrated between 3:00 pm and 5:30 pm. In the elegant atmosphere, people can often feel the peace of mind and family warmth, thus Relieve the fatigue of the day.

It is said that in the Victorian era, afternoon tea was not so wonderful. At that time, idle ladies used their free time in the afternoon to talk excitedly and jealously about other people's private lives amid the fragrance of tea. Fortunately, the development of society has freed women from the constraints on women. The expansion kit of living space has made women no longer limited to a small world. The relaxing afternoon tea time has really become an enjoyment.

The origin of Hong Kong afternoon tea culture and British afternoon tea

It is said that the concept of British afternoon tea originated from the 7th Duchess of Bedford, Anna , 1788-1861. The British in the 18th century only had breakfast and dinner every day, while the British nobles usually had dinner after 8:00 pm. As a result, the long time between breakfast and dinner made many people hungry. The Duchess likes to invite close friends to come to her home around 4:00 every afternoon to enjoy the fragrant tea served with high-quality porcelain tableware, as well as exquisite sandwiches and small cakes. This is one of the British afternoon tea cultures. beginning. Later, this habit became popular in the aristocratic social circle, and became a fashion culture for fashionable ladies and ladies to gather in the afternoon and enjoy tea.

I love watching Hong Kong TVB TV series the most. Many plots in them take place in tea restaurants. Many Hong Kong people spend their breakfast, afternoon tea or leisure and entertainment there. For those who grew up in the mainland, I am very curious about tea restaurants.

The easiest way to understand Hong Kong is to walk into a bustling tea restaurant in the evening.

Hong Kong has a small land and a large number of people, and the work speed is extremely fast. There are cheap and good-quality tea restaurants everywhere. Each has its own way of winning and its own signature dishes. No matter how good it is, there are still people who miss the queue all night long. In the eyes of Hong Kong people, only queuing up to buy is the ultimate praise and high recognition of a brand. If you have time and energy, you are willing to stay in front of any famous tea restaurant. You can definitely wait for one or two big and small celebrities looking for food here. There are too many celebrities in Hong Kong and the place is too small. The famous tea restaurant owner is more arrogant than the celebrities, and there are big photos of them together to prove it.

A tea restaurant is a unique fast food restaurant in Hong Kong. It combines the characteristics of a fast food restaurant and a restaurant. It provides Western-style catering with Hong Kong characteristics. It is a popular eating place in Hong Kong.

In Hong Kong, tea restaurants are located in various districts, and their business hours are variable. They are usually open from 6 am to 1 am. Tea restaurants in busy areas such as Mong Kok may be open all night.

To talk about the dietary characteristics of Hong Kong people, of course, it is indispensable to go to the tea house to enjoy "one cup and two items". The scenes of old-style teahouse waiters refilling tea customers with large pots of water, and dim sum waiters hawking dim sum with dim sum trays tied with cloth straps hanging on their chests, all left an unforgettable page in Hong Kong's culinary history. Even though the old-style teahouses have gradually disappeared, the new-style restaurants that have replaced them are still the first choice for most Hong Kong people to gather with family and friends.

The habit of British afternoon tea has become a part of Hong Kong tea culture. Authentic Hong Kong life means that every afternoon at three o'clock, people put down their work, walk out of the office building, and have a cup of afternoon tea, and some even last until seven o'clock in the evening. Drinking afternoon tea surrounded by the golden pillars in the Peninsula lobby is a status symbol. Since the middle of the last century, afternoon tea at the Peninsula Hotel has become a pursuit that many Hong Kong people flock to. In the 1980s, Chow Yun-fat, Leslie Cheung, Chung Chu-hong and Maggie Cheung were frequent visitors, and it was also known as the "Movie Cafe". Not only celebrities liked to come here to relax, but also senior officials of the Hong Kong government sometimes entertained guests and friends here. The atmosphere here is also very suitable for the kind of petty bourgeoisie who pursue elegance, comfort and leisure. Several decades have passed, and no matter what happens in the world, the pursuit and love for Peninsula Afternoon Tea has always been enduring. Nowadays, more and more tourists come here to see this kind of consumption as a tourist attraction, and there are also guests who live in the peninsula to treat or be invited, which is purely an occasional luxury to comfort the nervous and tired heart.