Yum Cha in Hong Kong (2004-05-25)

Steamed bbq pork buns, steamed meatballs and prawn-stuffed Chinese gourd

Mini Shanghai soup dumplings. The foil cups ensure the diner get every single drop of meat juice inside the dumpling

Everybody enjoying a yum cha lunch

Prawn dumplings

Suimai or steamed pork dumplings

Tiny crab roe adds flavor to the dumpling

Steamed tofu rolls in soup made with sharks' bones and steamed buns with a sweet stuffing

Steamed rice rolls with shrimp stuffing

Traditional decorations in a yum cha restaurant: Pheonix and Dragon. They symbolize woman and man in a wedding reception dinner which is commonly held in yum cha restaurants

Dim sum lady

A famous BBQ restaurant where we had our BBQ dinner, Tsim Sha Tsui

Expensive ginsen on top (price per 1.3 oz) and even more expensive dear tail (lower left) and dear antler

Many diners bring paper to a yum cha restaurant to read while they eat

Whampoa Garden Gourmet Place in Hung Hom. Must try the spicey noodles in Wing Lai Yuen next time.

Kinda strange to see a ship in the middle of a street

The shallow water makes the ship look real

Whampoa Flagship, a shopping complex with a cinema

Construction workers don straw hats for protection from the sun

This yum cha restaurant provides chairs and a TV for people before their tables are ready
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