Cha chaan teng!

So I think Cha Chaan teng needs explanations, as some have stated to me. It wasn’t my intention to post an empty Entry on my blog...

So here's the explanation I owe you folks! 


Cha chaan teng is something we don't come across back in Switzerland.

It's a good alternative to the common breakfast everyone back home eats in there houses.
Cha chaan teng are casual dining places, where you can eat like just the whole day!

It's what you get, when you fusion brunch, afternoon tea and easy dinner with each other. Though dinner isn't always guarantied, brunch and lunch are always available. It's an easy going joint of a kind, which has lot of varieties and set menus with drink for a very cheap price too. I'm talking around 24+ HK Dollars per Dish (3+ CHF)

(My favorite part in this post is where I get to show some of the Pictures I made of the typical Cha Chaan Teng!)
You guys already heard of the custard egg tart (the post I made once, if not go look it up ;) ). That's one of the stuff you might find in cha chaan teng. There are many more to follow!

Here are a few typical things to order:

The Egg Sandwich (The Egg is only cooked for 15 Seconds in the pan which was heated up)

The famous Hong Kong milk tea. (It gets you quite addicted)

Set menus such as noodle with soup with an omelet and sandwich plus drink. (Maybe around 30 Hong Kong Dollars (3-4 CHF), for the whole stuff!)

Another Set Menu with Chicken Wings and hot milk tea.

The Pineapple Bun (a sweet Pastry, but isn't really made of pineapple. look closely at the bread top and you will know we they call it "Pineapple bun"

Pork Chop Bun. It looks so delicious, but mark my words. It tastes even better.

Some other Pictures:

Noodles, Sandwiches, Coffee, Meat, Vegetable, Buns, you name it! And everything meant for breakfast too! I eat my breakfast just about every second day in a cha chaan teng.

Next up’s Dim Sum, which is one of my favorite. Dim Sum is an assortment of lunch goodies. They are served in Yam Zahs, which are always full with people and with many food which seem hardly Chinese stereotypical with the beliefs of many visitors!


Just a short note: Sometimes breakfast in Hong Kong can also just look like this :) :