Afternoon Tea,High Tea,Traditionally, high tea was a working class meal served on a high table at the end of the workday, shortly after 5pm. It was a heavy meal of meat dishes (such as steak and kidney pie), fish dishes (such as pickled salmon腌鲑鱼), baked goods (such as crumpets or, in Ireland, barmbrack葡萄干面包), vegetables (such as potatoes or onion cakes), and other heavy foods (such as baked beans and cheesy casseroles砂锅菜).,Outside of the UK, many people refer to afternoon tea as high tea.,. In a traditional afternoon tea in Britain, youll find a variety of light (or not so light) snack foods served with a pot of tea. It is traditional to brew tea from loose leaves, although with the invention of tea bags, this isnt as common any more.,Tea Etiquette,AFTERNOON TEA (The traditional 4 oclock tea) This is a small meal, not a drink. Traditionally it consists of tea (or coffee) served with either of the following: Freshly baked scones served with cream and jam (Known as a cream tea) Afternoon tea sandwiches - thinly sliced cucumber sandwiches with the crusts cut off. Assorted pastries,Holding a Tea Cup: In order for one not to spill the hot liquid onto oneself, the proper way to hold the vessel of a cup with no handle is to place ones thumb at the six oclock position and ones index and middle fingers at the twelve oclock position, while gently raising ones pinkie up for balance. Tea cups with a handle are held by placing ones fingers to the front and back of the handle with ones pinkie up again allows balance. Never wave or hold your tea cup in the air. When not in use, place the tea cup back in the tea saucer. If you are at a buffet tea hold the tea saucer in your lap with your left hand and hold the tea cup in your right hand. When not in use, place the tea cup back in the tea saucer and hold in your lap. The only time a saucer is raised together with the teacup is when one is at a standing reception.,Using Teaspoons: Do not stir your tea, with your teaspoon, in sweeping circular motions. Place your tea spoon at the six oclock position and softly fold the liquid towards the twelve oclock position two or three times. Either place the iced teaspoon on the side of another plate or ask the server or hostess to remove the spoon from the table. Never leave the spoon in the glass especially when actually drinking your tea.,Serving Tea: Milk is served with tea, not cream. Cream is too heavy and masks the taste of the tea. Although some pour their milk in the cup first, it is probably better to pour the milk in the tea after it is in the cup in order to get the correct amount. Remove the tea bag from the cup and place it on a side saucer or in a slop bowl. Do not use the string to wrap around or squeeze the tea bag. When serving lemon with tea, lemon slices are preferable, not wedges. Either provide a small fork or lemon fork for your guests, or have the tea server can neatly place a slice in the tea cup after the tea has been poured. Be sure never to add lemon with milk since the lemons citric acid will cause the,10,AFTERNOON TEA (The traditional 4 oclock tea),It is a small meal, not a drink. Traditionally it consists of Tea (or coffee) served with either of the following:,11,Freshly baked scones (烤饼) served with cream（奶油） and jam (果酱),Afternoon tea sandwiches.,12,Assorted pastries（糕点）,13,High tea vs. low tea (afternoon tea),High tea: a full meal, in the evening Low tea: a small meal, in the afternoon,14,Victoria Afternoon Tea,The hostess must use the best room and the porcelain to treat their guests. The leading roles of afternoon tea are Darjeeling Tea(大吉岭茶) and Earl Grey Tea (伯爵茶 ), which are made in India. As to the pastry （油酥点心）of the afternoon tea. It is usually contained on the porcelain dish which is made of three layers . A tuxedo（无尾晚礼服） for the gentlemen and a gown（长袍，礼袍） for ladies.,15,Sandwich on the first layer Pastry scone（烤饼） on the second layer Cakes and fruit start on the third layer,16,We should to eat from the bottom to the top.,17,Basic etiquette（礼仪）,1. the most orthodox（正统） time for afternoon tea at four oclock in the afternoon (commonly known Low Tea),2.General, afternoon tea special tea Keemun black tea（祁门红茶）, Darjeeling（大吉茶） and Earl Grey tea（伯爵茶）, Ceylon tea（锡兰红茶）, if milk tea, milk plus tea first,3.Orthodox English afternoon tea snack is loaded with three snack porcelain（瓷器） plates Sheng put the sandwich in the first layer, the second layer put traditional British snack Scone, the third layer is put cakes and fruit tarts; from bottom to topopen back to eat. The Scone eat is first coated with jam, apply a cream, eating one, and then cover under a.,4. snack food etiquette. By light and heavy salty and sweet. Edible order should comply with refreshments taste from light and heavy, salty and sweet rule.,Afternoon tea sandwiches.,Freshly baked scones (烤饼) served with cream（奶油） and jam (果酱),8, fine tea tasting. Victoria afternoon tea is a comprehensive art, were simple but not shabby, gorg