Yum Cha at Home

Yum Cha – the traditional Chinese Sunday meal

Yum Cha actually refers to the traditional Chinese Sunday meal where small dishes of food (dim sum) and Chinese tea would be consumed. Yum Cha is so popular with Chinese people that more recently, they have started to have this traditional meal more often throughout the week than just on a traditional Sunday.

Drinking tea is an old tradition in China, and as a result, the dishes served during this almost ceremonial dinner have gained popularity with all different kinds of ethnic groups.

Pork buns

These are beautiful miniature doughy buns stuffed with aromatic pork. Find pork bun recipes on Recipebridge.

Pork Buns

Gow gee

A symbol of eternity, these chicken dumplings are usually eaten with a dipping sauce. Find gow gee or chicken dumpling recipes on Recipebridge.

Gow gees

Spring rolls

Tube of pastry stuffed with all kinds of filling, from various meats to shredded veggies! Find spring rolls recipes on Recipebridge.

Spring Rolls

San choy bow

Usually made of various meats with noodles and served in a bowl of lettuce. You can find recipes for san choy bow on Recipebridge.

San choy bow

Duck pancakes dim sums

Crispy aromatic duck might be fatty, but it tastes amazing spread on a layer of soy sauce, shredded onion and cucumber and tucked into a pancake! Find duck pancake recipes here.

Duck pancakes

Custard tarts

Beautiful little light custard treats surrounded in pastry. Find custard tart recipes on Recipebridge.

Custard tart

Mango pancakes

As another sweet treat at the end of your yum cha meal, mango pancakes can be created using the standard pancake recipe but topped with fresh mango and perhaps a mango puree too. Find recipes for mango pancakes on Recipebridge.

Mango pancakes

Have you ever tried yum cha at home?

It’s quite a simple chinese dim sum meal, which can be very refreshing on a Sunday afternoon. Post your yum cha recipes on our Facebook page or Tweet us!

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