Generally, the English afternoon tea snacks are divided into three layers, and should be eaten from the bottom to the top.
The order in which the authentic English afternoon tea is placed is that the bottom layer is sandwiches, the middle layer is scones, and the top layer is fruit tart and other desserts. The order in which they are eaten is from bottom to top, and in terms of flavors from savory to sweet. Occasionally, the scones are placed directly on the bottom layer, as a new way of eating them is to eat them first, which is better while they are hot.
For the more sophisticated, the cucumber sandwiches are usually served with smoked salmon, egg and cheese, while the scones are served with whipped cream and jam, and the tart is supposed to be filled with blueberries, raspberries and other berries.
British afternoon tea more to pay attention to the following:
Scones are essential to British afternoon tea, you can use your hands to break open the scones, cream sauce and jam is recommended to smear, the texture will be more layered. English afternoon tea special tea is divided into Darjeeling and Earl Grey, Ceylon tea and several other kinds of tea, Darjeeling partial bitter, Earl Grey tea is more refreshing, and Ceylon tea is more suitable for milk, we look at their own taste to choose.
The spoon should not draw a circle to stir, but should be into the number 1 type before and after stirring, there is also a kind of saying that this first pouring tea after adding milk rule is because of the former aristocrats want to show that their fine china can withstand the high temperature, and the invention of the order.