What are the procedures and rules of traditional English afternoon tea?

Usually, the first floor of a three-story tower is filled with salty sandwiches, such as ham and cheese, but these sandwiches are not made by the pastry chef, but by another sandwich chef.

There are desserts on the second and third floors. Generally speaking, there is a strawberry tower on the second floor, which is a must for English afternoon tea. Others, such as puffs, biscuits or chocolate, are randomly matched by the chef. There is no fixed dessert on the third floor, but the chef will choose suitable snacks, usually cakes and fruit towers.

Part II: Appreciating the exquisite tea set.

Victoria's afternoon tea is a comprehensive art, simple but not shabby, gorgeous but not vulgar ... Although tea time and food (referring to pure English snacks) are the most important components of orthodox English afternoon tea, if there is no good tea, porcelain, music or even a good mood, afternoon tea will be a fly in the ointment.

Part III: Tea tasting.

In afternoon tea, "tea" is the absolute protagonist. Characteristic afternoon tea is divided into Darjeeling tea, earl grey tea and Ceylon tea. Generally, tea leaves are brewed directly, and then the tea residue is filtered out with a tea leak, and then poured into a cup for drinking. Transparent glass teapot, when hot water is poured, you can see the tea tips slowly spreading in the water. The most beautiful is rose tea. I watched the little rose petals dancing lightly in the water, and my mood danced with them.

Rules:

1. Obviously, afternoon tea is an exquisite meal. Therefore, you should sip tea, not take a cup. Although the order of drinking tea is particular, in fact, you can taste fragrant tea at any time during the whole afternoon tea.

2. Similarly, tasting afternoon tea is also very particular. Eat sandwiches first, then desserts, such as cakes, snacks and English muffins.

3, English muffins are often small pieces, no longer cut. It is usually served with jam, solid cream or butter. Spread jam first, then cream or butter.

When eating scones, you should spread butter on them first, and then cut them before eating.

5, cakes and snacks are prepared in advance, so there is no need to use pastry forks, but in exceptional circumstances, these tableware can also be used.

6. If you want to add milk to your tea, remember to pour the tea before adding milk.

Extended data:

Origin and development:

1840, Anna Maria Russell, the seventh Duchess of Bedford, ordered her servant to prepare a tea tray with butter, bread and cake at 4 pm every day, because she found that she would be hungry at 4 pm every day, when the fashionable dinner time was 8 pm. Soon she found the new habit irresistible and invited other ladies to join.

This tea break soon became the social trend at that time. By 19' s, upper-class women would wear long skirts, gloves and hats to enjoy an afternoon tea.

Baidu encyclopedia-English afternoon tea

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