What are the authentic English afternoon teas?

Like drinking tea in China, the theme of English afternoon tea is of course inseparable from tea and tea sets. In the tradition of afternoon tea in Victorian England, exquisite and excellent tea sets are very important. A complete set of English afternoon tea must have a ceramic teapot, a combination cup, a sugar pot, a milk cup, a seven-inch personal snack tray, a snack rack, a snack tray and a small bowl for putting tea residue. These are all painted porcelain on a white background. In addition, the tea filter spoon, saucer for putting the filter, teaspoon, cream knife, cake fork and two or three layers of dessert racks must all be polished silverware. What's more, even the teapot must be silver. It is said that in Britain where there is no sunshine, silver tea sets often reveal people's desire for sunshine.

As for the choice of tea, generally speaking, Darjeeling tea, earl grey tea or breakfast tea will be selected for orthodox English afternoon tea. They all make tea directly, then filter out the tea residue that has leaked tea and pour it into your arms to drink, only the first bubble. As for teabags, they were basically not used in the upper class at that time (but it seems that they are not so particular now). If you drink milk tea, you should add milk first and then tea. Add milk to the freshly brewed black tea to adjust the warm temperature and take a sip. After a long time, you can still enjoy the faint fragrance between your lips and teeth.