Editing Yum cha (section)

== Description ==
[[File:HK 中環 Central 威靈頓街 Wellinton Street shop 蓮香樓 Lin Heung Aberdeen Street March 2020 SS2 01.jpg|alt=|thumb|333x333px|Founded in 1889, closed in 2022<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chan |first=Cherry |date=9 August 2022 |title=Historic Lin Heung Tea House Closes |url=https://www.timeout.com/hong-kong/news/historic-lin-heung-tea-house-announces-sudden-closure-080922 |archive-url= |website=Time Out Hong Kong}}</ref> and reopened in the same location in April 2024,<ref name=":03">{{cite web |last1=Cheung |first1=Catharina |title=Historic restaurant Lin Heung Lau has reopened after two years |url=https://www.timeout.com/hong-kong/news/historic-restaurant-lin-heung-lau-has-reopened-after-two-years-040224 |access-date=7 May 2024 |website=Time Out}}</ref> [[Lin Heung Tea House|Lin Heung Teahouse]] serves traditional dim sum in Central, [[Hong Kong]]]]

''Yum cha'' ({{zh|t=飲茶|s=饮茶|p=yǐn chá<ref>{{cite web|title=饮茶 - Entry in Chinese dictionary|url=http://www.yellowbridge.com/chinese/dictionary.php|website=Yellow Bridge|access-date=5 April 2017}}</ref>|cy=yám chà|j=jam2 caa4|first=t}}; ''lit.'' "drink tea"), also known as ''going for dim sum'' ([[Cantonese language|Cantonese]]: 食點心), is the [[Cantonese cuisine|Cantonese]] tradition of [[brunch]] involving [[Chinese tea]] and ''dim sum''.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=Yum Cha – Cantonese Tea Brunch Tradition|url=https://www.travelchinaguide.com/chinese-yum-cha.htm|access-date=2020-08-05|website=www.travelchinaguide.com}}</ref>'''''<ref name=":8" />''''' The practice is popular in Cantonese-speaking regions such as Guangdong, Guangxi, Hong Kong, and Macau.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|date=2019-03-13|title=The Culture Cantonesa - Yum Cha|url=https://agendachina.com/la-cultura-cantonesa-yum-cha/|access-date=2020-08-05|website=China Agenda|language=en}}</ref> It is also carried out in other regions worldwide where there are overseas Chinese communities, like [[Vietnam]], [[Australia]], [[Canada]], [[England]] and the [[United States]].{{Cn|date=December 2024}}

''Yum cha'' generally involves small portions of steamed, pan-fried, or deep-fried ''dim sum'' dishes served in bamboo steamers, which are designed to be eaten communally and washed down with hot tea.<ref name=":4" /><ref name=":9" />   Traditionally, the elderly gather to eat dim sum after morning exercises.<ref name="Entertaining 20093">{{Cite book|date=2009-04-01|title=Entertaining from ancient Rome to the Super Bowl: an encyclopedia}}</ref>  Many have yum cha with family during weekends and holiday gatherings.<ref name="Entertaining 20093" /><ref name="Time guide">{{Cite magazine|title=How to Order Dim Sum, According to the Head Chef of the First Chinese Restaurant in North America to Receive a Michelin Star|url=https://time.com/5750814/dim-sum-ordering-guide/|access-date=2020-07-03|magazine=Time}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=3 April 2013|title=Dim Sum: A tradition that's anything but dim|url=https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1206248/dim-sum-tradition-thats-anything-dim|access-date=2020-07-03|website=South China Morning Post|language=en}}</ref>
[[File:Dim sum city - Hong Kong.jpg|thumb|Overhead view of yum cha at Dim Sum City in Hong Kong]]