n Sydney's scenario, it was the traditional and the familiarthat were stressed. The authenticity of Hong Kong culture as lived throughthe consumption of dimsum, whether frozen or steaming hot, seemed toprovide the emotional stability and the networks that were craved inimmigrant life - as a balance against uncertainty, alienation anddisplacement - in short, a reassurance that one was still rooted

Frozen dimsum allowed heunggongyanin Sydney to freeze, retrieve and consume their Hongkongness at theirconvenience;

Many informants talked of bumping into highschool friends, former colleagues, even relatives, when they went to yumchaon Sunday.

They have to. Theydon't have any money to save. Their wages are so little, and tax isso heavy.

inventive, transnational menu of dimsum, epitomizes its consciousness ofmetropolitaneity and its sense of cultural identity that recognizes, butstrives to mature from, its Chinese roots

hus yumcha is a misnomer. It is not 'drinktea' per se that is practised, but 'eat dimsum'