Dim Sum in the afternoon

We spent a lovely afternoon, sipping iced tea and feasting on the assortment of delicacies that make up Chinese dim sum. Literally meaning "to touch your heart," dim sum are dumplings, steamed dishes and other goodies.
Originally a Cantonese custom, dim sum is inextricably linked to the Chinese tradition of "yum cha" or drinking tea. Yum Cha is the name of our dim sum house today in Bagatelle, Moka.
Teahouses sprung up to accommodate weary travelers journeying along the famous Silk Road. Rural farmers, exhausted after long hours working in the fields, would also head to the local teahouse for an afternoon of tea and relaxing conversation.
Still, it took several centuries for the culinary art of dim sum to develop.
At one time it was considered inappropriate to combine tea with food: a famous 3rd century Imperial physician claimed this would lead to excessive weight gain. As tea's ability to aid in digestion and cleanse the palate became known, tea house proprietors began adding a variety of snacks, and the tradition of dim sum was born.