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Term PaperSubmitted for British CultureName:朱文瀚 Student ID:U201113347 Class&major:信息类数理提高班1101British culture of afternoon teaThesis: In the UK, the afternoon tea has a long history. About 300 years ago, the british began to chose afternoon tea to be their relax of daily life. From my paper you will know the beautiful culture of british afternoon tea.Outline: I. An Introduction to the origin of the afternoon tea in the UK II. An Introduction to the processes of the afternoon tea in the UKIII. Standard tea utensils of the afternoon tea in the UKIV. Three steps to drink afternoon tea 1. Enjoy delicious dessert2. Appreciate delicate teapot3. Enjoy teaV. ConclusionBritish culture of afternoon teaFrom the tea culture of origin is concerned, the first afternoon tea at national , should be always to tea culture , known in ancient China . However, with the development of the times, will be developed into an established custom of afternoon tea culture, then it is English. A popular legend that in 1840 a British high society lady: Beide Fu Duchess Anna, in the afternoon due to boredom, so the maid to prepare a small amount of toast , butter and tea . This easy way of eating quickly became a British aristocrat who sent a great way to afternoon time. However, the development of afternoon tea by the local culture, in the strict etiquette demands known to the British, tea etiquette gradually produced a wide variety of requirements and habits. British high society and become an essential social element of the daily.British way of drinking tea by the people Feng Jian, an official reception by the noble ( Tea Party ), to eat dim sum can not drink tea catering ( High Tea ), can be called afternoon tea.With the development of the times, British women increasingly have their own business, some people regard as obsolete the traditional custom of afternoon tea, so not all British people now three or four in the afternoon we will surely drink tea. Nowadays typically English afternoon tea to half past four to half past three p.m. English afternoon tea special tea is produced in the British colony of India s Darjeeling tea and Earl Grey , or Ceylon Highland Tea . In addition the UK has the habit of afternoon tea drink milk tea. Tea also comes with sliced the lemon and milk cans. Over time, some in the early flavored tea on the table may not have gradually been accepted, making the afternoon tea spread among the ordinary people more widely. But tea is not the main part, tasting cakes , sandwiches and other snacks, has become a most important part. Afternoon snack is generally formalthree planes in the form of: placing the first layer of flavored sandwiches ( Tea Sandwich ), the second layer is a traditional British dessert scone ( Scone ), the third layer is is a small cake and fruit towers . The three bottom-up aircraft should start to eat dim sum. In addition to this essential three snacks, some croissants , raisins , caviar and other food will also be put to, to suit the tastes of the guests.Teapot (two people pot, pot four or six pot. depending on the number of entertaining and decide); Filter spoon and put screening program little dish; Cup with group; Sugar can; Milk cup bottle; Three layer snack plate; Teaspoon (TSP correct pendulum method is with the cup a 45-degree Angle); Seven inches personal snack plate; Tea knife (butter and jam with); Eat cake fork; Put the tea leaves bowl; Napkin; A pot of flowers; Cosy; Wood tray (end of tea product). The other hand embroidery lace tablecloth or tray pad is Victoria afternoon tea is very important with, because symbolize the Victorian life of the aristocracy of the important home decorations. The decoration of the tea to grace, orthodox English afternoon tea, the use of tea with black tea in the champagne - darjeeling tea is first selection, or earl grey, but evolution up to now even the flavored tea has. Is English a formal afternoon tea to tea table of place adorn, tableware, tea set, snack plate etc are very exquisite, property including teacup, teaspoon, tea knife, tea saucer, tea tray (deck heart), fork, sugar pot, milk cup bottle, napkin, etc., and the teapot, skimmer, sandwich plate Shared, will these tableware in round the table, tablecloth may choose to embroidery or lace lace, put the first beautiful music, the afternoon tea atmosphere and build out. With these atmosphere more to have beautiful adornment to adorn, in the decoration available when flowers, funnel, candles, photographs or on a napkin tie silk flower, and so on, are very good adornment way, but now afternoon tea appliance has simplified a lot, a lot of the details of the complexity of it is no longer so notice.What the traditional English afternoon tea, with what kind of magic so paranoid the British peoples appetite? If have not tasted English afternoon tea, in the waiter will be three layer frame snacks to serve,ll be able to realize English afternoon tea is exquisite, noble flavor. Stay layers after taste, more can experience, is what kind of delicious let a person cant stop mouth.First: Enjoy delicious dessertUsually three layer tower first layer is placed salty all kinds of sandwich, such as ham, cheese, taste, but these sandwiches and not snacks chefs, and by another sandwich master production. The second and third floor are put a dessert, generally speaking, the second much put have strawberry tower, this is English afternoon tea necessary, and other such as puff, biscuits and chocolate, the chefs follow collocation, the third dessert also have no fixed put what, but chefs choose put suitable for snacks, generally for cake and fruit tower in all pay attention to traditional English afternoon tea migrating to China later, tea also made some corresponding changes, develop all kinds of new taste. Like only a size, it compose have caviar and small cucumber dessert, hand-made biscuit, and a kind of can and butter or jam to eat together scone called the English muffin. More than 20 of the tea small and exquisite, different flavor, like pieces of sculpture art, it is to enjoy high-quality goods in the refined taste and not be willing to part with or use taste. Mango pudding, walnut tarts, chocolate tarts, cake box goose liver sauce, salmon sandwiches, tomato garlic bag, English muffin, cookies, blueberry cakes, cheese cake, how, so much variety in front of you, and people who want to lose some weight even also difficult to resist the temptation to it. Second: Appreciate delicate teapotVictoria are afternoon tea is a comprehensive to art, simple but not poor, luxuriant but not vulgar. Although tea time and eat things (refers to the pure English snacks) is orthodox English afternoon tea heaviest will be a ring, but less good tea product, porcelain, music, and even in a good mood, then drink afternoon tea is a fly in the ointment.Third: Enjoy teaOf course no matter how rich dessert, and no matter how delicate and beautiful tea device, afternoon tea or without the word tea, visible, tea is absolutely leading role. Special afternoon tea is divided into darjeeling and the earl tea, Ceylon tea to wait for a few kinds. Are generally direct brew tea, reoccupy) filter out tea leaves to pour into the bosom drinking. Transparent glass teapot, when hot water pour down, we can see that in the water slowly accumulate open tea tip. The most beautiful is rose tea, looking at small rose petals dance cheerfully in the water, the mood also follow up dancing. But in this season, milk tea is my favorite. Black tea and milk as the combination of the elegant noble meet celebrities gentleman, whether small or big drink sip of to ones hearts conten