Basic English afternoon tea etiquette

The English tea has a unique love and respect, so hard to avoid showing the process of drinking tea in the strict attitude.
1, the most orthodox time afternoon tea at four o'clock in the afternoon (that is commonly known as the Low Tea)
2, in Victorian times, men are a tuxedo, while the women a robe. Now a formal afternoon tea at Buckingham Palace each year will be the male guest is still a tuxedo, wear a dunce cap and holding an umbrella; women dress to wear during the day, and you have to wear a hat.
3, usually by the hostess for the guests wear formal dresses personal service. Non-may not only please the maid to help ... to show respect for the guests.
4, in general, a special afternoon tea Darjeeling and Earl Grey tea, gunpowder green tea, or the traditional tastes of pure Ceylon tea flavored tea, if Naicha, it is to add milk tea.
5, the formal English afternoon tea snacks are loaded with three dessert plates Sheng, put the first layer of a sandwich, put the second layer traditional English dessert Scone, the third layer is put cakes and fruit tarts; from bottom to top On return to eat. The Scone of eating is first coated jam, then cover the butter, finished one, and then cover the next one.
6, snack food etiquette. By the light and heavy by the salty and sweet. Should comply with the order of tea taste of food by the light and heavy, salty and sweet by the law. First taste a little salty sandwiches, so the taste buds taste the food is meant to be slowly, and then sip a few mouthfuls of sweet smell of tea. Next is spread jam or butter on an English muffin, so a little sweetness in the mouth slowly disseminated, and finally by the sweet and thick fruit tarts, and lead you to try the afternoon tea, the climax.
7, conscientious. This is a style of etiquette ladies and gentlemen, the most important tea was almost dependent on China for the input, the British tea has a unique love and respect, so hard to avoid showing the process of drinking tea in the strict attitude. Indeed, in order to prevent theft of tea, there is a cabinet on the lock of tea, when tea time came, before the Committee to take the keys from the maid to open cabinets to take tea.
8, tasting fine tea. Victoria had afternoon tea is a comprehensive art, simple but not shabby, but not vulgar ... although gorgeous tea time and eat something too (referring to the pure English style dim sum) is the formal English afternoon tea was the most important part of , but less good to be tea, porcelain, music, or even a good mood, then afternoon tea becomes Incomplete.