Few would argue that dai pai dong, cha chaan teng (tea restaurant) and HK styled milk tea are symbols of HK life and culture. I took this photo in a high end tea restaurant (actually tea restaurants are not supposed to be high end ;-)) in Central where they are using fancier cups compared with this typical one (<--link) but similarly these ceramic cups are made thicker than regular tea cups to keep the milk tea warm.
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cha chaan teng uses such a nice cup?! wow! upgrade wor~ LOL…
November 29th, 2006, at 6:27 pm #cette tasse est tres mignonne, on l’image bien sorti d’un dessin animé de Walt Disney
November 29th, 2006, at 7:05 pm #this cup is very nice, one it image left well an animated drawing of Walt Disney
A great photo as usual … sigh!
Are there public places in HK to experience and enjoy the Gung Fu (Kung Fu) tea ceremony? Or, is it primarily a private event? Thanks!
November 29th, 2006, at 8:30 pm #min…true, this one is called Tsui Wah close to Lan Kwai Fong
Olivier, now that you mentioned it, it does look like Mrs TeaPot
BrianG, check these out:
November 29th, 2006, at 9:19 pm #http://www.sheungyutea.com/index_en2.htm
http://www.besttea.com.hk/eng/eindex.htm
http://www.lcsd.gov.hk/CE/Museum/Arts/english/tea/services/emain_d.html
high end cha chaan teng s are popular amongst the young back home. I wonder, in HK do you have brands like Kim Gary and Wong kok?
November 29th, 2006, at 9:26 pm #oh, forgot to add that i really like the focus of today and yesterday’s shots
November 29th, 2006, at 9:26 pm #I want a set of those cups, do accept mastercard?
p.s. – The comment form is not caching the information for name, email and website, so one must enter it everytime one moves from post to post to comment.
Sorry. I know it is lot of work to twick it, but time is on your side.
November 29th, 2006, at 9:41 pm #Lisi,
November 29th, 2006, at 9:53 pm #Thanks for links!
Dear Rudy, you genius, you managed to find two of my blind spots out of your 3 suggestions…I honestly want to fix those but don’t know how, if you do, let me know…BUT, you’ll see the calendar in the sidebar underneath
November 29th, 2006, at 9:59 pm #cute cup!
:))
i like milk tea too.
jing
November 29th, 2006, at 11:37 pm #www.shanghaidailyphoto.com
The angle is fantastic. Being an indoor night shot, it is well exposed and focus on the foreground cup is precise. I like the design on it too.
November 30th, 2006, at 12:06 am #Cha Chaan Teng is mushrooming everywhere in Singapore.
My sis just visited HK, and yes, she visited a Cha Chaan Teng, so that she can experience HK life
November 30th, 2006, at 12:27 am #Your friend may wring your neck given you posted her photo without a smile. She looks a little bored. Is this because your ignoring her and taking photos instead?
November 30th, 2006, at 1:27 am #Nice blog, Lisi, visually and subject-wise. Like visiting HK with a local friend. .I’m looking forward to the next post…
November 30th, 2006, at 2:43 am #Lovely cup of tea, although I have become ‘more French’ and prefer coffee!
I love how the new blog is shaping up - a complete make over. Well done Lisi.
November 30th, 2006, at 4:49 pm #Carlos, thanks again for your suggestion
Keropok, I think the Singpore/Malaysia version of milk tea is pretty good as well
Denton, she can’t, she doesn’t live here, haha…she was waiting for her drink and there were other people there so…maybe she’s pretending to be cool…lol
Thanks Isabella!
Wilf, for me, I alternate between coffee and tea…depending on whether I need sugar
(that’s for the tea)
November 30th, 2006, at 7:04 pm #Great shot! I am enjoying a mug of tea with milk and honey as I peruse the Theme Thursday “cup” entries. I hope I look a little happier than your friend.
December 1st, 2006, at 12:28 am #My daughter Abbey is looking at your pictures today. Here’s what she says about the tea cup: I like the face , it is very cute.
(I agree!)
December 5th, 2006, at 9:03 am #I really enjoyed reading back about dai pai dong, HK milk tea etc - great insight into the local culture. Thanks !
December 5th, 2006, at 6:19 pm #Love the cup of course…