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茶学美文 | Discover English Tea Time Traditions

香遇茶缘

2015-07-18

导读：在英式下午茶里，常有high tea（高茶）low tea（低茶）之说，令人困惑；甚至还有人会误把英式下午茶（afternoon tea）叫做high tea。但其实，low tea才是传统下午茶之意

If there’s one thing the English love, it’s tea!

From high tea to afternoon tea (yep, there is a difference), English people have a long-standing love of this heart-warming drink – and they’ve got the mealtime traditions to prove it.

Let’s take a look at the differences between these two tasty bits of British culture

What is high tea?

Well, high tea falls between 5 and 7pm, and was the evening meal of working class families in Victorian times. High tea time included a hot dish of meat and vegetables, bread, and a large pot of tea for everyone, followed by cakes with butter and jam. Sometimes there would be cold cuts like ham.

afternoon tea

Afternoon tea’s aristocratic roots

Back in the 1840s, wealthy folk began taking tea as a late afternoon meal, and even turned it into a social event. The Duchess of Bedford, Anna Maria Russell, apparently complained about having a ‘sinking feeling’ in the afternoon, and so started having a pot of tea and a light snack to perk herself up. At first she did this alone in her boudoir, but soon started inviting friends.

Nowadays, people from all backgrounds enjoy afternoon tea. If you decide to throw your own, play Duchess for the day by holding your cup with your pinkie sticking out.

下午茶

在英式下午茶里，常有high tea（高茶）low tea（低茶）之说，令人困惑；甚至还有人会误把英式下午茶（afternoon tea）叫做high tea。但其实，low tea才是传统下午茶之意。下午茶一般由三明治、丝康饼、果酱、奶油、甜点，还有茶组成，由于下午茶时客人会坐在低矮的沙发上，茶点也摆在较低的茶几上而得名，如果再增加一杯香槟，则称为Royal tea（皇家茶）。至于high tea，则是盛行于普通大众的更像是正餐的茶点，一般在六点进行。在过去，一般只有下层人民会在工作之间为了补充体力而享用high tea，并且坐在较高的餐桌和椅子上，方便快吃快走。

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