Dim sum (点心) must be one of the best breakfasts on Earth. Originally from Guangzhou in southern China, this Cantonese breakfast tradition has since spread all over China 【小题1】 the rest of the world. Today, there 【小题2】 (be) over a thousand dim sum dishes 【小题3】 (cover) every ingredient and cooking style imaginable.

While you can find a great dim sum dish almost anywhere in China, the 【小题4】 (great) still comes from the south, where it is known as Yum Cha (morning tea). Dim sum 【小题5】 (enjoy) with tea, Chinese style without milk or sugar.

“Breakfast tapas” is 【小题6】 (possible) the best description of dim sum. Most dishes are steamed and served in round bamboo baskets, 【小题7】makes it easy to stack (撂) them on top of each other to save space on the table. Each basket typically contains three 【小题8】 (beauty) bite-sized dishes.

Dim sum is the core (核心) of every Cantonese family, and the best way 【小题9】 (have) it is to order many different dishes to share. According 【小题10】 Cantonese etiquette (礼仪), one dish per person should be ordered plus two dishes for the table, all of which are shared.

Wenchang, a city in Hainan, is the birthplace of Hainanese chicken rice. Boiled chicken, rice 【小题1】 (cook) with chicken oil and dip (调味酱) make up the simple but delicious Hainanese chicken rice, 【小题2】 has provided lasting homesickness for overseas Chinese in Southeast Asia.

More than a century ago, 【小题3】 large number of Hainan people spread across Southeast Asia, 【小题4】 (take) their native dish Hainanese chicken rice with them. As time went by, Hainanese chicken rice 【小题5】 (gradual) became a popular dish in Southeast Asian countries, including Singapore, Thailand and Malaysia.

Hainanese chicken rice satisfies the diners 【小题6】 represents the taste of home for overseas Chinese from Hainan. It is a vivid reflection of the cultural exchange between people in countries involved in the Belt and Road Initiative, from history 【小题7】 reality.

Michael Heng Yee Boon is a second-generation Malaysian. When he was young, chicken rice 【小题8】 (serve) only during Spring Festival, and his mother would make it into rice 【小题9】 (ball), which stand for “reunion” in Chinese. Having tasted Hainanese chicken rice in both Hainan and Malaysia, Heng says the dish is different in the two places because of different ways the dish is cooked.

It’s a 【小题10】 (touch) moment whenever they have Hainanese chicken rice. For them, it’s indeed a part of their cultural roots, and they will continue to pass it on.