# Chinese Breakfast? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [November 27, 2001, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chinese-breakfast/95606 "2001-11-27T23:11:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![qwerty3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/3da27b/32.png) [@qwerty3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/qwerty3)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2001, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chinese-breakfast/95606/1 "2001-11-27T23:11:36Z")
What do chinese people eat for breakfast? Why aren’t there any chinese restaraunts open during the mornings and serving breakfast? ---
**Author:** ![Violet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/ebca7d/32.png) [@Violet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Violet)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2001, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chinese-breakfast/95606/2 "2001-11-27T23:25:21Z")
Check out [http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/breakfast/](http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/breakfast/) ---
**Author:** ![Qwertyasdfg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/ecc23a/32.png) [@Qwertyasdfg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qwertyasdfg)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2001, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chinese-breakfast/95606/3 "2001-11-27T23:51:41Z")
Qwerty you copy cat. How **dare** you imitate my name! Just kidding. Welcome to the Straight Dope MB ---
**Author:** ![mighty\_maxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/2acd7d/32.png) [@mighty\_maxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mighty_maxx)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2001, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chinese-breakfast/95606/4 "2001-11-28T00:36:45Z")
In my expirence, a lot of Asian countries do not really have “breakfast” foods. They eat for breakfast whatever they would eat for lunch or supper. ---
**Author:** ![China\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/779978/32.png) [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2001, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chinese-breakfast/95606/5 "2001-11-28T00:36:50Z")
Chinese breakfast really depends on where you live. The linked site had some of the popular items, but really each part of China eats something different. The Cantonese eat a very thick rice porrige. In Shanghai, it’s very watery. Beijingers eat a deep fried bread. In Sichuan it’s baked hard bread. Lot’s of steamed dumplings in various places. Noodles as well. Seriously, it really depends on what province or area of China you are at for what is the normal breakfast cuisine. ---
**Author:** ![Hemlock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Hemlock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hemlock)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2001, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chinese-breakfast/95606/6 "2001-11-28T01:16:33Z")
Standard breakfast for me in Hong Kong… “Juk” or congee (rice porridge). Preferably with little bits of fish, fried bread and chopped green onion And either “Meen” - fried noodles. Normally with a little bit of shredded cabbage, pork and beansprouts and a big dollop of chili sauce or “Teem Sam” - dim sum. 3 or 4 little dumplings with shrimp or some other filling Yum 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![sinemora](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ac91a4/32.png) [@sinemora](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sinemora)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2001, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chinese-breakfast/95606/7 "2001-11-28T03:28:06Z")
Dim Sum… yum yum yum 😛 I grew up in Hong Kong, and to add to the excellent list that Hemlock provided, things such as Danish rolls, English muffins and many other “localized” pastry items are also quite popular. Many of them are like dinner rolls with some fillings, such as meat, or maybe jelly, inside. Many people like them because they are quick and convenient: buy them at the bakery the night before, and just eat them and go the next morning. No preparation needed, not much dishes to clean up afterward. Perfect for the hectic lifestyle in Hong Kong. I highly doubt many people in China would eat such thing for breakfast though. ---
**Author:** ![qwerty3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/3da27b/32.png) [@qwerty3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/qwerty3)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2001, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chinese-breakfast/95606/8 "2001-11-28T03:58:18Z")
Thanks for the great info everybody! Now I am really hungry… I wish there were some Chinese restaraunts willing to serve these things, as I would give them a shot. ---
**Author:** ![Wendell\_Wagner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8491ac/32.png) [@Wendell\_Wagner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wendell_Wagner)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2001, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chinese-breakfast/95606/9 "2001-11-28T05:25:38Z")
Go to a Chinese restaurant that does dim sum for lunch and you’ll get approximately the same thing. ---
**Author:** ![JillGat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9fc29f/32.png) [@JillGat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JillGat)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2001, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chinese-breakfast/95606/10 "2001-11-28T06:12:24Z")
In Singapore, I recall noodles and greens. ---
**Author:** ![Astroboy14](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/df705f/32.png) [@Astroboy14](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Astroboy14)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2001, 6:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chinese-breakfast/95606/11 "2001-11-28T06:18:29Z")
The typical Korean breakfast is leftovers from dinner the night before. Usually some kind of soup with rice and Kimchi. ---
**Author:** ![JavaMaven1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/cab0a1/32.png) [@JavaMaven1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JavaMaven1)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2001, 10:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chinese-breakfast/95606/12 "2001-11-28T10:56:16Z")
Here in L.A., Dim Sum is a very popular Chinese breakfast thing to do. Dang, it’s just about time for a trip to the Empress Pavilion in Chinatown for a bit of dim sum and a couple 'a bottles of Tsingtao. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![geepee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ebca7d/32.png) [@geepee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/geepee)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2001, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chinese-breakfast/95606/13 "2001-11-28T13:36:38Z")
In cruddy HK cafes we used to have macaroni in an oily soup with ice coffee or thick rice soup china guy meantioned , but alot of the time getting up about 9-11am we would just go to the local resturant in Tai po and order up a brunch.