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  1. English afternoon tea

    July 13, 2011 by admin

    　English afternoon tea in addition to rich aromatic taste, which from a quality selection of teas, tea set, brewing essentials, craft way, space, atmosphere, and are part of a particular social etiquette, there are of course dot food taste buds delight. Therefore, a seemingly relaxed and leisurely afternoon tea, tea sessions can also be filled with sense of ritual feast.
    Origin of the English afternoon tea
    　　
    　　In 1662, the English King Charles II married the Portugal of the braganca dynasty Princess Catherine, princesses with dowries have brought a small box of tea, and started in the Palace for tea guests.
    　　But afternoon tea real “birth” or thanks to the Bedford seventh Duchess Anna. 18th century English breakfast and dinner a day, nobles generally after 8 o’clock in the evening before supper. Brunch in a long time, the Duchess is often four or five o’clock in the afternoon, life maid, a pot of tea, a few slices of toast, butter and butter sent to her room, eat very was pleasant. Gradually, the Duchess at four o’clock in the afternoon every day invite 35 friends, quality over their costumes, porcelain tableware with fragrant plain tea, together with the exquisite sandwiches and small cakes, enjoy the afternoon time for easy and comfortable. Did not expect a sudden become the custom in aristocratic social circles at the time, and gradually spread to the civilian sectors. Even today, it seems to form an elegant and comfortable afternoon tea culture, has become the orthodoxy of “United Kingdom tea culture”, which is the so-called “Victorian tea” origin.
    　　English afternoon tea tea
    　　Teapot, tea, Cup, Cup holder, teaspoon, dessert plate, knife, fork, three-layered dessert porcelain plates, jam, champagne glasses (if the afternoon tea with champagne), sugar bowl (sugar, brown sugar, brown sugar, Xintiandi, Shanghai the Langham Hong Kong, and even provide a choice of 8 different candy), milk tanks, used to make tea the hourglass of time.
    　　Orthodox English afternoon tea and hearts are dressed with a three-layered dessert porcelain plates. First layer sandwich traditional British snack a surname, the second layer third layer cake, the cake and fruit.
    　　Jam inner usually solid cream, strawberry, bitter orange sauce.
    　　Method of making tea: usually directly to BREW tea, tea filter leakage can be poured into the cups of tea residue in drink.
    　　Afternoon tea alternative beverages
    　　Modern afternoon tea has already broken past the “tea” limitation, as a way of the gorgeous and elegant, champagne was also included in the scope of afternoon tea. Before tea, have a glass of champagne before skate, adding to the sense of a gorgeous. In General, first, on champagne tea.
    　　English afternoon tea distribution points
    　　A variety of cocktail snacks and desserts, there are certain restrictions, but pay attention to “salty sweet mix”, heat a surname may include dried fruit cake, macaroon, chocolate, or cheese and other types of cakes, fruit pies, fresh strawberries dipped in chocolate, classic cheese and cucumber sandwiches.
    　　Snack food order: complied with taste by the light and heavy, salty and sweet rule. Taste with savory sandwiches, make food taste bud slowly out of true taste, many fragrant four overflows and sip tea. Next is the Scribble jam or cream on English muffins, slightly sweet taste in the mouth slowly circulated, and finally the sweet fruit towers get fed up with sturdy lead you personally taste the tea in the afternoon peak.

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