2016年9月27日 星期二

Afternoon Tea of England

Origin
In the Victorian era(A.D.1840),Anna Maria Russell,Duchess of Dedford,felt bored and hungry before dinner,so she asked her maid to prepare some bread and tea.To her surprise,this culture not only spread among upper classes but also the whole world until now. 

Characteristic
1.It often takes place in 14:00~17:00.
2.Be dressed normally to participate.
3.Assam(阿薩姆茶) and Ceylon(鍻蘭茶) taste thick and should brew for 3~5 minutes and go with milk.
Darjeeling(大吉嶺茶) and Earl Grey(伯爵茶) taste thin and should brew for 2~3 minutes and go with lemon and honey.

step
Normally,It is  piled  up in the form of  Three-Tier Petit Four Stand(三層架).
At the bottom layer, there are various flavors of sandwiches. 
At  the  middle  layer,  it  is occupied  by  England  traditional  snack,scone(司康).
At the top,it involves cakes and pastries.
The order to consume these delicious snacks is from bottom to top,from salty food to sweety food,and from thin ones to thick ones.


the etiquette you should follow









the arrangement of snacks




 sandwich
 scone
 cake
 pastry

macaroon



4 則留言:

  1. Now I am hungry. I hate you. by陳文碁

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  2. I like macarons, but they are so expensive @@ by 陳允恩

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  3. I cannot believe that having an afternoon tea is a hard work.

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  4. I never knew that there is etiquette should be follow before I read ur blog.林耕逸

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