{"id":145887,"date":"2025-08-01T07:29:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-01T05:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cookinc.it\/?p=145887"},"modified":"2025-09-10T10:45:14","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T08:45:14","slug":"cuppas-and-chatters-in-hong-kongs-most-convivial-teahouse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cookinc.it\/en\/2025\/08\/01\/cuppas-and-chatters-in-hong-kongs-most-convivial-teahouse\/","title":{"rendered":"Cuppas and chatters in Hong Kong\u2019s most convivial teahouse"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n

Hong Kong-based One Teahouse<\/a><\/strong> owns two retail shops on both sides of Victoria Harbour. You might not be able to buy a drink there, but tea keeps flowing for whoever comes in<\/mark>. My scheduled visit, for instance, turned into an impromptu tasting session, as owner Vivian Chow and three regular customers sat around two dainty Yixing clay teapots and other utensils while enjoying gong fu tea<\/em>, the traditional ritual that highlights the quality of the tea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sipping pu\u2019er tea out of a vessel half the size of an espresso cup, the group swapped intel \u2013 \u201cDa hong pao tea from Shui Lian Dong has mildly sour notes that you\u2019d expect in fine cacao,\u201d Chow proclaimed \u2013 and stories about Chow\u2019s Japanese trip to see a family friend, and the dietary goals of two of the guests who would soon get married. On the occasions when Chow went to tend the shop, the third guest took over the intricate preparation duties with just as much finesse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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