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| - While the outside appearance may resemble a generic shop front and the simple, plain interior may feel utilitarian, do not confuse the simplicity and appearance of the shop with the large fabulous menu containing traditional and contemporary Hong Kong, Chinese and Taiwanese teas, desserts and snacks.
First the desserts. Fabulous selection of bubble teas, shakes made from taro, pistachio, red bean traditional and fruits (dragon fruit) etc, Taiwan Shaved Ice, traditional pastries sweet tofu, custards, and Chinese dessert soups (e.g papaya, almond flakes, white fungus, almond milk and tofu, you know that kind of stuff. Traditional style and excellent. Lots of other stuff too and a nice selection of bean and pearl "bubbles" to add to your teas, shakes and smoothies.
Now the teas, a very decent selection of somewhat uncommon herbal teas. The menu contains descriptions of their origins, properties, and traditionally how and why Chinese drink them. Nice change of pace.
Lastly, the "snacks" or what the Hong Kong Chinese call "Ye Xiao" (pronounced Shao) or "late night snack", consisting of many belly fillers such as won ton soup, fish ball soup, congee or rice soups, This place delivers on the Ye Xiao.
As an aside, in the old times, pre air conditioning, men would go out in the evening, could be in their pajamas and slippers to meet their buddies from the neighborhood at their Ye Xiao tea house snack joint and catch up the events and gossip of the day and hood. Going out for Ye Xiao also became a commonly understood secret term/joke for the man to slip out and meet their neighborhood lover/mistress for a different type of late night dessert treat!. One can only wonder what the women were up to while "the cat was away..."
Anyway I digress. Great place for a "real" late night dessert treat! Doesn't take credit cards, just cash and some Canadian card.
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