1. The most orthodox time for 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 tuxedos. robe. Nowadays, at the formal afternoon tea party at Buckingham Palace every year, male guests still wear tuxedos, high hats and umbrellas; women wear daytime dresses and must wear hats. 3. The hostess usually wears formal clothes and serves the guests personally. Ask the maid to assist only 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, traditional pure flavor tea. If you drink milk tea, add milk first and then 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 snack Scone is placed on the second layer, and cakes and fruit tarts are placed on the third layer; from bottom to top. Come back to eat. 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, letting a little sweetness slowly spread in your 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.

1. Part One

Part One: Enjoy delicious snacks. Usually the first floor of the three-story tower is filled with various salty sandwiches, such as ham, cheese and other flavors. However, these sandwiches are not made by the pastry chef, but by another sandwich chef. Desserts are placed on the second and third floors. Generally speaking, strawberry tarts are mostly placed on the second floor, which is a must for British afternoon tea. Others, such as puffs, biscuits or chocolates, can be matched by the chef as he likes. , there is no fixed dessert on the third floor, but the chef chooses suitable snacks, usually cakes and fruit tarts. After the traditional British afternoon tea spread across the ocean to our country, the tea snacks were also made accordingly. There have been some changes and various new flavors have been developed. There are bite-sized desserts topped with caviar and gherkins, handmade biscuits, and an English muffin called a scone that can be eaten with cream or jam. More than 20 types of tea snacks are small and exquisite, with different flavors. They are like pieces of finely crafted works of art, making people linger in the elegance of admiring the exquisite products without wanting to taste them. How about mango pudding, walnut tarts, chocolate tarts, pastry boxes of foie gras, salmon sandwiches, tomato garlic buns, English muffins, cookies, blueberry cakes, cheesecakes, there are so many fancy varieties for you Nowadays, no matter how much people want to lose weight, they may find it difficult to resist this temptation.

2. Part Two

Part Two: 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.

3. Part Three

Part Three: Tea Tasting. Of course, no matter how rich the desserts are, or how exquisite the tea utensils are, afternoon tea is still inseparable from the word "tea". It can be seen that "tea" is the absolute protagonist.

Special afternoon tea is divided into Darjeeling, Earl Gray tea, Ceylon tea and so on. Generally, the tea leaves are brewed directly, and then the tea residues are filtered out through a tea strainer before being poured into the cup for drinking. A transparent glass teapot, when hot water is poured down, you can see the tips of the tea leaves slowly blooming in the water. The most beautiful thing is the rose tea. Watching the small rose petals dancing in the water makes your mood dance. But in this season, milk tea is my favorite. The combination of black tea and milk is like an elegant aristocrat meeting a celebrity gentleman. Whether it is a small sip or a hearty drink, in the cold winter, the piping hot milk tea is undoubtedly a warm secret recipe that instantly glides from the tip of the tongue to the wall of the stomach. , after a long time, there is still a faint sweetness in the mouth, which makes people aftertaste. Milk tea can also be paired with afternoon snacks, whether it is rich cheesecake, sweet and glutinous chocolate muffins, or casual thick toast, simple and honest Pineapple buns are both Chinese and Western, and can be enjoyed with milk tea. The dazzling sunshine in the afternoon shines on the slightly closed eyes, making people feel trance-like, as if they are wandering beside the ripples of the Thames River, unwilling to wake up.