What does afternoon tea mean?

? This refers to refreshments eaten between four and five in the afternoon.

Afternoon tea is one of the catering methods, and the meal time is between lunch and dinner. It can be traced back to the British period in the17th century, and has gradually become a leisure habit of modern people. Because afternoon tea is not a daily meal, not every day.

Modern afternoon tea developed from English afternoon tea in Victorian England, when people ate western-style cakes while drinking tea. It gradually became popular in China, and with the integration of local catering culture, it quietly developed all over the world.

Introduction to origin

When black tea was introduced to Europe, because it was a treasure from the Far East, "drinking tea" was only the exclusive enjoyment of the upper class. Later, black tea became popular in cafes and black tea gardens in London. Coffee shop is a place where celebrities get together to exchange tea. Black tea gardens appeared in the suburbs of London, and most British people began to contact black tea.

/kloc-tea really entered the lives of ordinary people after the middle of the 0/8th century. The fashion popular among British ladies gradually became popular, and the custom of afternoon tea began to prevail between restaurants and department stores. It is said that afternoon tea was not so wonderful in Victorian times.

At that time, idle ladies used their spare time in the afternoon to talk about other people's private lives with some excitement and some jealousy under the shadow of tea. Fortunately, the development of society has freed women from the shackles, and the expansion of living space has made women no longer confined to the narrow world. The relaxing afternoon tea time has really turned into enjoyment.