Originally, the United Kingdom is not the production of tea, the "tea culture" into the United Kingdom is married to Charles II Princess Catherine of Portugal, her dowry on tea, and the birth of afternoon tea is in the Victorian era, when there are only two meals in the UK, so the Duchess will be in the afternoon every day a pot of tea with snacks, and invited friends to share, afternoon tea began to become popular.

Nowadays, Britain is the country with the largest per capita consumption of tea in the world, far surpassing China, the birthplace of tea. Chinese people chase after the original taste of tea blended, but British people love blended tea, that is, tea blended, and they add milk and sugar into tea. In fact, traditional British people drink afternoon tea, will first pour milk into the cup, and then add tea, there is a theory that in the 18th century, people poured milk first because they were afraid that hot water would cause China to break, so first pour milk to reduce the temperature.

The authentic English afternoon tea must be accompanied by snacks, which are placed on a three-layer cake tray with gold plated flowers. The bottom layer is usually placed with finger-sized salty sandwiches, the middle layer is usually placed with scones, and the top layer is usually placed with cakes, mousse fruit tart and other desserts. The tasting order is generally from the bottom up, feeling the process of taste from salty to sweet.

The British "tea culture" has been popular since the Victorian era. In general, drinking tea has become an important part of the British people. As we all know, Britain has its own tea culture. So, their way of drinking tea can not be missed when studying in the UK. Oh, I ordered black tea twice, and each time I sent a teapot, an empty cup, and cold milk with black tea (milk is optional).

Older generations of Britons used to put milk in their cups before tea, and most people today like to drink their tea with cold milk poured into the hot tea. I always get used to pouring tea into the cup before milk.

Here we recommend a few afternoon tea shops, let's have a look!

The first authentic English afternoon tea at the highest price

Name: Candella
Per capita: 10-25 cost-effective!
Address: 34 Kensington Church St, London W8 4HA
Opening hours: 11:00-18:00

Tearoom Highlights
Very warm and lovely Tearoom, retro decoration especially has the atmosphere of the last century, the European retro style murals on the roof is also a highlight, the whole is a very good-looking treasure teahouse with a super film! Friends think it's delicious! Freshly baked scone with butter and jam is super sweet and crispy on the outside and super satisfying in one bite!

Outdoor landscape can choose if the weather is good to sit outside, the atmosphere is very chill, the geographical location is very good, not far from Kensington, Hyde Park and Notting Hill, it is suitable for shopping on the way to clock in and take a photo.

Second Big Ben afternoon tea on the banks of the Thames

Name: The Library at County Hall
Per capita: 55 (abundant by people, there are different packages to choose from)
Address: Westminster Bridge Rd, London SE17 PB
Business Hours:
12:00-17:00

Coffee shop highlights

Drinking traditional English afternoon tea in London to admire Big Ben is one of the items that every British student must punch! The Library at County Hall has some of the best views in London! The window view is the perfect place to take a photo with Big Ben. Hidden in the historic library of the 20th century, the most special thing about the afternoon tea shop is that each dessert is related to Big Ben. The small desserts are very exquisite. When JOJO took photos of pyq, he was asked by his friends

There are many kinds of desserts and tea can be arbitrarily selected, the service is also very intimate, careful tone gentle ~ I thought it was the afternoon tea that would pay for punching the clock to take photos, but unexpectedly delicious! Unique are the stunning views of the Thames and Big Ben as well as the beautiful historical library setting