Part 1: Enjoy delicious snacks.

Usually, the first floor of the 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 are strawberry towers on the second floor, which are necessary for English afternoon tea. Others, such as puffs, biscuits or chocolates, are freely matched by the chef. There is no fixed dessert on the third floor, but the chef chooses suitable snacks, usually cakes and fruit towers.

Part II: Appreciating the exquisite tea ware.

Victoria afternoon tea is a comprehensive art, simple but not shabby, gorgeous but not vulgar ... Although tea drinking time and food (referring to pure English dim sum) are the most important parts of orthodox English afternoon tea, it is a fly in the ointment to drink afternoon tea without good tea, porcelain, music and even a good mood.

part three: tea tasting.

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

Rule:

1. Obviously, afternoon tea is an exquisite meal. Therefore, when drinking tea, you should sip it, and you can't end up with a cup. Although the order of drinking tea is particular, in fact, you can taste fragrant teas at any time during the whole afternoon tea.

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

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

4. When eating scones, cover them with butter and cut them before eating.

5. cakes and snacks are prepared in advance, so there is no need to use cake forks, but in case of exceptions, these tableware can be used completely.

6. When adding milk to tea, remember to pour the tea before adding milk.

Extended information:

Origin and development:

In p>184, Anna Maria Russell, the seventh Duchess of Bedford, ordered her servants to prepare a tea tray with butter, bread and cakes at 4 pm every day, because she found herself hungry at 4 pm every day. Soon she found this new habit irresistible and invited other ladies to join in.

this kind of tea break soon became the social trend at that time. In the 188s, upper-class women would change into long dresses, gloves and hats to enjoy an afternoon tea.

Baidu encyclopedia-English afternoon tea

Baidu encyclopedia-English afternoon tea