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Monday 1 April 2013

is it possible to get sick of yum cha?

Hypothesis: It is physically impossible to get sick of Yum Cha (or Dim Sum, depending on the country you're from) in Hong Kong.

Method: Visit as many Yum Cha places as physically possible within a one week period, preferably daily. Include trips to Hong Kong's famed cheapest Michelin-starred restaurants, Tim Ho Wan, One Dim Sum, and Din Tai Fung (Notes for further research: a three syllable name is necessary in order to gain Hong Kong Michelin approval). In order to avoid extended waiting times for such popular restaurants, some of which are reported to be up to three hours long, participants visited the most popular restaurants soon after opening time on weekdays.

Upon visiting restaurants, participants were then instructed to fill in their checkbox forms to order their attain their required daily quota of shu mai, har gow and other such staples. Although trying to show restraint, participants ordered about 8-9 dishes between two people, and were subject to the judgemental gazes of patrons and restaurant staff.