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Elegant traditions of the British aristocracy

The tradition of English afternoon tea originated in 18th-century England and was created by Anna Russell, Duchess of Belford, in 1840. It is said that the Duchess of Belford was a bit sullen in the afternoon, feeling hungry but not yet ready for dinner, so she had tea prepared. Later she began to invite other close friends to enjoy a cozy afternoon and exquisite tea. In time, afternoon tea became fashionable in the social circle of the aristocracy, and a centuries-old custom was born and has been passed down to the present day.

Aristocratic style afternoon tea

Personal etiquette of afternoon tea to participate in the afternoon tea party, tea should be sipped slowly, snacks should be carefully tasted, whispering, and behave in a dignified manner.

such as the wrist parts of both hands try not to close to the body, or hide so that people can not see at all, this posture represents you in the closure of their own, it is very rude; others speak, the eyes should be gentle and level with each other, indicating that you are very concerned about; cell phone rings, if the other party has a conversation just to halfway, can not be rudely interrupted in the gap between conversations with each other to say sorry and then answered. In fact, these are also in other occasions need to follow the lady etiquette. Traditional English afternoon tea is the second most informal social gathering after a dinner party, and it's all about posture.

The expression should be generous and decent, keep smiling

The tea drinking etiquette of afternoon tea gently pick up the cup (previously you had to pinch the handle with your thumb and forefinger, but now you can also put your fingers into the rim of the cup), and bring the cup to your mouth.

No sound should be made while drinking; it is very ungraceful to make a sound.

Afternoon tea snacks aristocratic traditional British Victorian afternoon tea snacks, with a three-tiered snacks porcelain plate.

The bottom layer can put some of the sandwich flavor is heavier salty snacks, such as sandwiches, croissants, etc.; the second layer of the combination of salty and sweet snacks, generally no sandwich, such as British Scone muffins and bacon rolls and other traditional snacks; the third layer of the cake and fruit tart, as well as several small desserts.

The order of eating should follow the rule of light to heavy, salty to sweet, starting from the bottom of the three-tiered dim sum plate and working your way up to the top. Taste the savory sandwiches first, letting your taste buds savor the true flavors of the food, and then sip on a few sips of the fragrant black tea.

English afternoon tea

The next step is an English muffin spread with jam or cream, with a hint of sweetness spreading slowly in the mouth, before the sweet and chunky fruit tart and cheesecake are put into your mouth bit by bit and let the sweetness slowly rise. The reason for eating this way is that the bottom layer of sandwiches and croissants are hunger-quenching, like the main course in a regular meal, while the top layer of fruit tart is a very sweet pastry, like the sweet treat in a regular meal.

It would be a mistake to serve pastries from the top down. Dips of Jam Scone is an English specialty muffin that doesn't look too good, but is a delicious mixture of salty and sweet desserts, usually eaten with condiments and dipped in a variety of jams to bring out all the flavors.

Scone, handmade cookies, croissants, and other specialty treats in afternoon tea are unique to Britain's afternoon tea in the indispensable snacks, the Victorian era, these treats are made by hand, baked and eaten now, hot when the flavor is better.