Dim Sum is a way to have breakfast in China. You can go to the restaurant and order a lot of little dishes to have with tea. In some places you can just point at what you want, when they bring it by on a cart. Then the waiter gives it to you and marks down what you got on a sheet of paper that you have. The dishes are different kinds of food, kinds of dumplings, rolls, seafood, buns, etc. Some of them are sweet, and some are not. This has been a custom in China for a few hundred years, so it is old, but not one of the oldest parts of Chinese culture. The custom is a bigger thing in the south; in the north, it is more like just a dessert.
In the past, people believed that drinking tea and eating at the same time was bad for you; however, people later found out that tea is actually good for your digestion, so dim sum was enabled to be popular. Yoyo says that it was a tea house owner who popularized the idea that tea is good with food, which isn’t a big surprise.
Before 7:00 in the morning, the tea is free, so the older people go at 6:00 a.m. They gather and spend hours there with newspapers and conversation with everyone who comes in. Then they go to tai chi at 9:00. The younger people usually don’t come until about 10 a.m., so they have to pay for tea.
We’re not sure what Canadian food is, really. Don says that if you want to look for an American breakfast or brunch, you might try any of these places:
Flo's Diner
In the past, people believed that drinking tea and eating at the same time was bad for you; however, people later found out that tea is actually good for your digestion, so dim sum was enabled to be popular. Yoyo says that it was a tea house owner who popularized the idea that tea is good with food, which isn’t a big surprise.
Before 7:00 in the morning, the tea is free, so the older people go at 6:00 a.m. They gather and spend hours there with newspapers and conversation with everyone who comes in. Then they go to tai chi at 9:00. The younger people usually don’t come until about 10 a.m., so they have to pay for tea.
We’re not sure what Canadian food is, really. Don says that if you want to look for an American breakfast or brunch, you might try any of these places:
Flo's Diner
The Rosedale Diner
Or if you’re looking for other kinds of food, you might try one of these places:
Grazie (Italian)
Milagro (Mexican)
Edo (Japanese)
Mezes (Greek)
The Rebel House (English)
Allen’s (Irish)
Or if you’re looking for other kinds of food, you might try one of these places:
Grazie (Italian)
Milagro (Mexican)
Edo (Japanese)
Mezes (Greek)
The Rebel House (English)
Allen’s (Irish)
Does anybody have any other suggestions? Where is a good place to go in Toronto for Dim Sum?
by Yang Ying
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