Dim sum is one Cantonese specialty that has spread around the world

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Dim sum is one Cantonese specialty that has spread around the world. It is usually linked with the older tradition from drinking tea, which has its _______ in travellers on the ancient Silk Road needing a place to rest. Thus, teahouses were established along the roadside.

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