The British have unparalleled love and respect for tea, so they inevitably show a rigorous attitude during the process of drinking afternoon tea. Let’s take a look at the basic etiquette of British afternoon tea. The basic etiquette of British afternoon tea

1. The most orthodox time for drinking afternoon tea is four o’clock in the afternoon (commonly known as Low Tea )

　2. In the Victorian era, men wore tuxedos and women wore robes. Nowadays, at the formal afternoon tea party at Buckingham Palace every year, male guests still wear tuxedos, high hats and hold umbrellas; women wear daytime dresses and must wear hats.

3. The hostess usually wears formal clothes and serves the guests personally. Please ask the maid to help if you have no choice but to show respect for the guests.

4. Generally speaking, the special teas for afternoon tea are Darjeeling and Earl Gray tea, gunpowder green tea, or Ceylon tea with traditional flavors and pure tea. If you drink milk tea, add milk first and then add tea. .

5. The orthodox British afternoon tea snacks are served on a three-layer porcelain dessert plate. Sandwiches are placed on the first layer, traditional British snacks Scone are placed on the second layer, and cakes and cakes are placed on the third layer. Fruit tower; drive back to eat from bottom to top. The way to eat Scone is to spread the jam first, then the cream, finish one bite, and then spread the next one.

6. Dessert eating etiquette. From light to heavy, from salty to sweet. The order of eating refreshments should follow the rule of taste from light to heavy, from salty to sweet. Start with a salty sandwich to let your taste buds slowly appreciate the true flavor of the food, and then take a few sips of the fragrant black tea. Next is the English muffin spread with jam or cream, allowing a little sweetness to slowly spread in the mouth. Finally, the sweet and thick fruit tart will lead you to taste the climax of afternoon tea.

7. Rigorous attitude. This is a kind of etiquette in the style of a gentleman and a lady. The most important thing is that at that time, tea almost relied on imports from China. The British had unparalleled love and respect for tea, so they inevitably showed a rigorous attitude during the process of drinking afternoon tea. There is even a locked tea cabinet to prevent the tea from being stolen. Whenever tea time comes, the maid is entrusted with the key to open the cabinet and get tea.

8. Appreciate the exquisite tea utensils. Victoria afternoon tea is a comprehensive art, simple but not shabby, gorgeous but not vulgar. Although the time to drink tea and what to eat (referring to pure British snacks) are the most important parts of orthodox British afternoon tea , but without good tea, porcelain, music, and even a good mood, afternoon tea will seem to be a fly in the ointment.