Afternoon tea and teatime food/biscuits/cakes in uk (britain / england)

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Tea time in the UK


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INTRODUCTION

This page shows some of the foods and drinks commonly eaten in the late afternoon in Britain ("tea-time"). This custom has been popular in the UK since Victorian times.

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BREAD & SPREADS


Marmite	Marmalade	Strawberry Jam

Types of bread include white, brown/wholemeal, granary, rye
Popular spreads include: Jam (see picture); Marmalade; Marmite (see picture); Marmalade (see picture)


Cucumber sandwich	Hot Cross Bun	Cottage loaf	Chelsea bun


Crumpet	Toasted teacake	Malt bread

Types of bread often eaten at tea-time: Chelsea bun (see picture); Crumpet (see picture) with butter and jam; Cucumber sandwich (see picture); Currant bun with butter; Hot cross bun (see picture) with butter; Malt bread with butter (see picture); Teacake with butter (see picture)

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TEA

Some of the most common varieties of tea are:
Assam - a tea with a strong flavour (from the Assam region of North India)
Ceylon - a bright-coloured tea (from the island of Sri Lanka)
Darjeeling - a tea with a light, delicate flavour (from the Himalayan mountains of India)
Earl Grey - a blend (mixture) of black China teas with a fruity smell
English Breakfast - a strong blend of Assam, Ceylon and Kenyan teas
House blend - a popular general blend of teas (you will get this if you just ask for a pot of tea)
Kenyan - a bright-coloured tea (from East Africa)
Other types include Jasmine, Lapsang Souchong, Gunpowder, Keemum, Indonesian, Nilgiri, Dimbula, Uva

There are flavoured teas which are blended with fruit (eg: lemon), spices (eg: cinnamon) or herbs (eg: mint)
An infusion is a drink made using dried leaves or fruit (it does not contain tea leaves)

A cuppa is a slang word for a cup of tea

	Afternoon Tea - perfect places for afternoon tea Author: Martin Knowlden Publisher: AA Publishing Date: October 2006		Best Tea Places in England Author: Tea Council Publisher: Little Bookroom Date: March 2003
	Britain's Best Afternoon Tea 2006 Publisher: AA Publishing Date: November 2005

BISCUITS & CAKES


Shortbread * See recipe for: Shortbread	Gingerbread man	Flapjack * See recipe for: Flapjack	Scone, jam & cream * See recipe for: Scone


Victoria sponge cake	Dundee cake	Meringue & cream	Christmas cake


Welshcake	Eccles cake	Saffron cake	Mince pies


Macaroon	Maid of honour	Custard tart	Rock cake

Biscuits: Custard cream; Digestive biscuit; Ginger biscuit; Gingerbread man; Rich tea biscuit; Shortbread / shortcake (see picture)

Cakes: Bakewell tart; Butterfly cake; Carrot cake; Chocolate cake; Christmas cake (see picture) - a fruit cake topped with marzipan (American English: almond paste) and icing sugar (American English: frosting); Custard tart (see picture); Dundee cake (see picture); Eccles cake (see picture); Fairy cake; Flapjack (see picture); Fondant fancy; Gingerbread man (see picture); Jam tart; Macaroon (see picture); Madeira cake; Maid of honour (see picture); Meringue (see picture); Mince pies (see picture); Rock cake (see picture); Saffron cake (see picture); Sally Lunn; Scone with strawberry jam and clotted cream (see picture); Sponge cake (see picture); Welshcake (see picture)

Tea-time Recipes
Editors: Jane Pettigrew, Margaret Willes
Publisher: The National Trust
Date: February 2006

Nice Cup of Tea and a Sit Down
Authors: Nicey, Wifey
Publisher: Time Warner Paperbacks
Date: September 2005

FURTHER INFORMATION

For more information about drinking tea see the British Tea Council's site: http://www.tea.co.uk
See also: http://www.icons.org.uk/theicons/collection/cupoftea
For a detailed guide to some of the favourite biscuits in the UK, see: http://www.nicecupofteaandasitdown.com

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LINKS

Making shortbread: Britain/Food/Cooking/Shortbread
Making flapjack: Britain/Food/Cooking/Flapjack
Making scones: Britain/Food/Cooking/Scone

A guide to British pubs: Britain/Food/Pubs
British manners: Personal/Manners

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