Why do Cantonese people wash dishes with tea before eating?

First of all, when you go to a restaurant, don't you always serve a pot of tea first? Tea is basically available, and Cantonese people also have the habit of drinking morning tea. Except for morning tea or afternoon tea, it is all tea, and there are folk customs. When guests come, they will bring a pot of good tea. It is impolite not to serve tea. In other places, some serve tea and some send boiled water, so we use local materials and wash dishes directly with tea.

In washing dishes, Cantonese people pay special attention to eating, especially catering. Basically, people think that the bowls in restaurants are dirty and everything outside is dirty, so they will choose to wash dishes with hot tea to keep them clean, and then it will gradually become a habit. Basically, when they go out to eat, they will wash the dishes first.

In fact, just like eating, Cantonese people use plates to hold leftover bones and the like, while northerners use plates to hold food. This difference may be related to the place. Many people will choose to do as the Romans do when they see such people, and gradually form a unique way of eating in Guangdong.