Editing Yum cha (section)

==Service==
[[File:How To Dim Sum - A Beginner's Guide.webm|thumb|An introductory video on ''yum cha'' and ''dim sum'']]
Traditionally, ''yum cha'' is practiced in the morning or early afternoon,<ref name="Dim Sum Guide">{{Cite web|title=The Ultimate Guide to Dim Sum!|url=https://dimsumguide.com/site/page/the-ultimate-guide-to-dim-sum|access-date=2022-02-21|website=Dim Sum Guide|language=en}}</ref> hence the terms ''zou cha'' ({{lang|zh-hant|早茶}}, "morning tea") or ''ha ng'' ''cha'' ({{lang|zh-hant|下午茶}}, "afternoon tea") when appropriate. The former is also known as ''yum zou cha'' ({{lang|zh-hant|飲早茶}}, "drinking morning tea").  In some parts of Guangdong province, restaurants offer dim sum during dinner hours and even late at night. This is known as ''yum je cha'' ({{lang|zh-hant|飲夜茶}}, "drinking night tea"), though most venues still generally reserve the serving of dim sum for breakfast and lunch periods.<ref name=":6">{{Cite web|date=2015-03-22|title=History of dim sum|url=https://www.yauatcha.com/life/home/home-featured/history-of-dim-sum/|access-date=2020-08-05|website=Yauatcha Life|language=en-GB|archive-date=2020-09-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200922181340/https://www.yauatcha.com/life/home/home-featured/history-of-dim-sum/|url-status=dead}}</ref> The combination of morning tea, afternoon tea, evening tea, lunch and dinner is known as ''sam cha leung fan'' ({{lang|zh-hant|三茶兩飯}}, "three tea, two meal").<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.foodreport.cn/fresh.php?action=view&id=273|title=说说能增进彼此感情的广式下午茶|website=Food Report|last1=贾|first1=思航|access-date=2015-11-11|archive-date=2017-11-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107221332/http://www.foodreport.cn/fresh.php?action=view&id=273|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://guangzhou.lotour.com/zhengwen/2015/01/1259492.shtml|title=去广州喝早茶 做一回地道的广州人|website=Lotour.com|publisher=乐途社区|access-date=2015-11-11|archive-date=2017-11-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107165856/http://guangzhou.lotour.com/zhengwen/2015/01/1259492.shtml|url-status=dead}}</ref>

[[File:Dim-sum-HK.JPG|thumb|250px|A server pushing a dim sum cart at a ''yum cha'' restaurant in [[Hong Kong]]|alt=]]
The traditional methods of serving ''dim sum'' include using trays strung around servers' necks or using push carts.<ref name=":9" />  The ''teoi ce'' ({{lang|zh-hant|推車}}, "push-cart") method of serving ''dim sum'', dates back to the early 1960s and includes ''dim sum'' items cooked in advance, placed into steamer baskets, and brought out on push carts into the dining area.<ref name="Phillips 2016">{{cite book|last=Phillips|first=C.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2zvIDAAAQBAJ&pg=PA6|title=The Dim Sum Field Guide: A Taxonomy of Dumplings, Buns, Meats, Sweets, and Other Specialties of the Chinese Teahouse|publisher=Ten Speed Press|year=2016|isbn=978-1-60774-956-1|pages=5–6|access-date=5 November 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Chan|first=David R.|date=2016-11-07|title=Dim Sum: Cart or No Cart?|url=https://www.menuism.com/blog/dim-sum-cart-or-no-cart/|access-date=2020-08-08|website=Menuism Dining Blog|language=en-US|archive-date=2020-12-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201202040628/https://www.menuism.com/blog/dim-sum-cart-or-no-cart/|url-status=dead}}</ref>  Employees call out the items they are serving, customers notify the server about the items they would like to order, and the server places the desired items on the table.<ref name=":4" />  The general ''yum cha'' atmosphere is a loud, festive one due to the servers calling out the dishes and the groups of diners having conversations.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Anderson, E. N., 1941-|title=The Food of China|year=1988|isbn=0-300-03955-7|location=New Haven|oclc=16925192}}</ref>

Many ''dim sum'' restaurants now use a paper-based [[à la carte]] ordering system.<ref>{{Cite web|last=James|first=Trevor|date=2019-08-09|title=What is Dim Sum + The Ultimate Ordering Guide|url=https://www.thefoodranger.com/what-is-dim-sum-the-ultimate-guide/|access-date=2020-07-03|website=The Food Ranger|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-12-10|title=Six rules for eating dim sum like a pro|url=https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/travel-food/article/2123276/six-rules-eating-dim-sum-hong-kong-pro|access-date=2020-07-03|website=South China Morning Post|language=en}}</ref> This method provides fresh, cooked-to-order ''dim sum'' while managing the real estate and resource constraints involved with push cart service.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Embiricos|first=George|date=2015-06-16|title=Dim Sum Has Gotten The Hell Out Of Chinatown|url=https://www.foodrepublic.com/2015/06/16/dim-sum-has-gotten-the-hell-out-of-chinatown/|access-date=2020-07-03|website=Food Republic|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Britain's Dim Sum Trolleys Are Making Their Last Rounds|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/britains-dim-sum-trolleys-are-making-their-last-rounds/|access-date=2020-07-03|website=Vice|date=25 April 2016 |language=en}}</ref>
[[File:HK 上環 Sheung Wan 樂古道 Lok Ku Road 中源中心 Midland Centre 嘉豪酒家 Ka Ho Restaurant tableware food menu June 2019 SSG.jpg|alt=|thumb|250x250px|Tea cup, tea pot, and bill card]]
The cost of a meal was traditionally calculated by the number, size and type of dishes left on the patron's table at the end. In modern ''yum cha'' restaurants, servers mark orders by stamping a card or marking a bill card on the table.<ref name="Entertaining 2009">{{Cite book|date=2009-04-01|title=Entertaining from ancient Rome to the Super Bowl: an encyclopedia}}</ref><ref name="Spruce Eats">{{Cite web|title=Your Complete Guide to Dim Sum, the Traditional Chinese Brunch|url=https://www.thespruceeats.com/delicious-dim-sum-chinese-brunch-694544|access-date=2020-07-03|website=The Spruce Eats|language=en}}</ref><ref name="Asia Society">{{Cite web|title=What Is Dim Sum? The Beginner's Guide to South China's Traditional Brunch Meal|url=https://asiasociety.org/reference/what-dim-sum-beginners-guide-south-chinas-traditional-brunch-meal|access-date=2020-07-03|website=Asia Society|language=en}}</ref>  Servers in some restaurants use distinctive stamps to track sales statistics for each server.{{Cn|date=December 2024}}