Cantonese restaurant, cha lau (茶樓), chau lau (酒樓) is a kind of Chinese restaurant which originated from Guangzhou (Canton), China. This style of restaurant soon flourished in Hong Kong. Typically, Yum cha and dim sum are served in these restaurants, but one may find also different dishes of rices, noodles, siu mei. In the evening, various Chinese banquets of Cantonese cuisine are also held in the restaurant. As many Cantonese chefs emigrated from Hong Kong to the Western world, authentic Cantonese restaurants can be found in many China Towns. China has one of the richest culinary heritages on Earth. ... Location within China Canton, China redirects here. ... Lung Mun, an old-styled Cantonese restaurant in Wan Chai, Hong Kong Yum cha (Cantonese:飲茶; Japanese: ヤムチャ, kanji:喫茶), literally translated as drinking tea, refers to the Cantonsese custom of eating tiny tastes of many different foods while sipping a well-brewed Chinese cuppa. ... Dim sum (Chinese: 點心; Cantonese IPA: dɪm2sɐm1; Pinyin: diǎnxīn; Wade-Giles: tien-hsin; literally dot heart or order heart, meaning order to ones hearts content; also commonly translated as touch the heart, dotted heart, or snack), a Cantonese term, is usually a light meal or brunch, eaten sometime... State Banquet. ... Cantonese cuisine (Chinese: 粵菜; pinyin: ) originates from the region around Canton in southern Chinas Guangdong province. ... Cooks in training in Paris A term commonly used to reference an individual who cooks professionally. ... The term Western world or the West can have multiple meanings depending on its context. ... New York City is home to one of the largest Chinatowns in North America, and is centered around Canal Street in the borough of Manhattan. ...

Cha lau and chau lau

There are two main types of Cantonese restaurant.

• Cha lau (茶樓), lit. tea house, is a place serving only tea and dim sum. These long before the Qing dynasty; while
• Chau lau (酒樓), lit. wine house, is a place serving banquets. From the early 20th century, chau lau started providing tea and dim sum like cha lau. Thus only a few cha lau remain in business.

The Qing Dynasty (Manchu: daicing gurun; Chinese: 清朝; pinyin: qīng cháo; Wade-Giles: ching chao), sometimes known as the Manchu Dynasty, was founded by the Manchu clan Aisin Gioro, in what is today northeast China, expanded into China proper and the surrounding territories of Inner Asia, establishing...

Business

Nearly all the Cantonese restaurants provide yum cha, dim sum, dishes, and banquets, but their business are usually flexible and the foods varies from time to time. Some restaurants try to stand out by becoming more specialised, like hot pot, or seafood while some try providing other Chinese cuisines from Szechuan, Shanghai, Teochow, Hakka, Shuntak and many others. Wikibooks Cookbook has more about this subject: Chinese cuisine The Chinese cuisine is a kind of cuisine widely regarded as representing one of the richest and most diverse culinary heritages in the world. ... Sichuan (Chinese: 四川; pinyin: Sìchuān; Wade-Giles: Ssu-ch`uan; non-standard transliteration: Szechwan) is a province in central-western China with its capital at Chengdu. ... Shanghai (Chinese: 上海 pinyin: (help· info); Shanghainese: Zanhe ) , situated on the banks of the Yangtze River Delta, is Chinas largest city. ... Hakka (Traditional: 客家; Simplified: 客家; Hanyu Pinyin: ; literal meaning guest families) are a Han Chinese people whose ancestors are said to originate from around Henan and Shanxi in northern China over 2700 years ago. ...

Notable restaurants

• Lin Heung (蓮香樓)
• Lung Mun (龍門大酒樓)
• Maxim's (美心大酒樓)