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Afternoon tea English
Do you usually order afternoon tea?

Do you know how to translate authentic afternoon tea?

Is it afternoon tea?

≠afternoon tea

As soon as people see afternoon tea, they may,

Translated into afternoon tea.

But in fact, this translation is wrong!

In Britain, the birthplace of afternoon tea,

It has two translators.

First: High tea second: Low tea

High tea

High tea, accurately translated as "evening tea".

The time is from 5 pm to 6 pm.

High tea (evening tea) is nominally afternoon tea.

It's actually equivalent to dinner.

Workers will continue to work after eating.

Because people sit in high-backed chairs at the dining table.

So it is generally called "high tea".

Example: In early England, high tea takes the place of supper. In early England, evening tea usually took the place of dinner.

Low tea

Low tea is not equal to "low-level afternoon tea"!

On the contrary, Low tea is the real afternoon tea for rich people.

The time is from 3 pm to 5 pm.

Because it is on the low sofa when drinking tea, it is called low tea.

Example: What do we have for low tea in the afternoon. What shall we have for afternoon tea?

Give me a cup of tea.

When you see tea, you think of tea.