How to have an authentic British Afternoon Tea experience

[@BenCG]

I'm British and people don't eat cakes and sandwiches in places like this every day. It's for special occasions, and only if you can afford it. (You can just about fill your car with a tank of fuel for the same price!) For something much more affordable that normal Brits actually enjoy, try a "Cream Tea", which is just the scones with jam, clotted cream, and a pot of tea to share. It's a traditional afternoon treat without all the frills and fancy, and it's lovely.

[@BA-ho9mm]

Eso suena muy bien. Gracias por la información.

[@firequeen7872]

Yes, here in New Zealand my grandmother would take me for that! She called it ‘Devonshire tea’ and I loved it 🇳🇿❤️🇬🇧🙂

[@vehement-critic_q8957]

The best of the afternoontea indeed are the scones which are Scottish

[@ЗоранКузмановић]

Tea from Asia, champagne and pastry chef from France, maybe milk from Poland. Service from Africa. Savoy sounds Italian. A authentic British experience for £90

[@mcgibs]

That's what empires do. Take things and people from all around.

[@da90sReAlvloc]

Just shows how big our great empire was

[@NathanielEnver]

​@@da90sReAlvloc *former

[@lordbezzington8435]

But it took us to bring it together

[@apnawhite5175]

@@NathanielEnver 'was' means past right?

[@JustMe54328]

I still have an afternoon tea with my mom n my moms-mom every day at 3pm, of course I stopped pairing it with cookies or anything after I began to cut back on refined flour and sugar, but I do drink tea. I’m a South Indian kannadiga and we usually prefer coffee but at noon time it’s always tea with cookies or pastries, perhaps this has something to do with the British influence, because the royals of Mysore who previously governed this region would host noon-time high-tea gatherings too.

[@wbodenham]

I can confirm that afternoon tea is alive and well and possibly one of the final cultural traditions left in little England.

[@baconpancakes8899]

I'm not from the uk but what other traditions are there?

[@redviking2086]

@@baconpancakes8899 Having your women raped by browns, see your son converted into a wannabe raper without future, girls twerking to random men or selling nudes in Only Fans, etc. Truly the epitome of civilization.

[@sn5301679]

​@@baconpancakes8899 football's supporters fight

[@ericthegreat7805]

I am Anglo Indian and our family has afteroon tea as well.

[@aina2165]

@@sn5301679 😂

[@traveltectours6561]

When you meet authentic british afternoon tea experience, it always makes perfect with the finest " Ceylon Tea " ☕🥧🍩😋 Sri Lankan Tea 🇱🇰☺👍

[@anilsahu5709]

Also darjeeling tea

[@sprPee]

Ceylon tea invent by British plantation owners

[@traveltectours6561]

@@sprPee Some carpenters don't have nice furniture at their homes

[@mbahkopi3584]

@@traveltectours6561 pani tea as well😅🖒

[@geemo4284]

Lots of people prefer china tea - myself included

[@SergioMartinez-bi8nd]

I'd love to be there to have this wonderful experience

[@Lalitha-jt6ge]

🎉😅🐒we🔔too 🐿️😊🎉

[@TPFHELPTeachingPsychologyFinan]

A very beautiful tradition! I did not know about it. I really want to try both the tea and these desserts. They look delicious! 😊

[@Mike-br8zt]

I had this in Hong Kong at the Peninsular. From memory Mozart was being played in the background. I cannot remember how much it cost but that is probably a good thing.

[@davebartos7743]

Its a fact that our British tank crews in WW2 would stop in the afternoon for a brew up. It infuriated the US tank crews because it did not matter if it was mid battle. Tea is tea. We now have kettles inside the tank so we can carry on whilst someone makes the brew!

[@paulhank7967]

I read that before. Apparently it also occurred on the D day beaches. Nothing like a morale boosting cuppa.

[@1515327E]

Since 1945, all the British military have been supplied with AKCs, or ‘Armoured Kettle Carriers,’ sometimes wrongly called ‘tanks,’ or ‘Main Battle Tanks.’ The latest incarnation is the Challenger 3 AKC, which cost around £5.4 million each, which only goes to prove how crucial protecting the kettle is in the successful waging of any war in the modern age. May God bless you, and at all costs, save the tea.

[@honeybadger8942]

@Dave Bartos Reminds me of an episode in Asterix and Obelix ...

[@ilsekuper3045]

​@@1515327E and we Germans balance the beers on tank canons😜

[@ellenlyons4090]

Let’s be honest I’ve had tea when on holiday abroad but the first thing I want when I get back is a decent British cupper. I tried it with bottled water all sorts it just doesn’t taste the same as home.

[@maheshchandrasekera5220]

In England everything stops for tea.❤

[@janinebain4375]

Google Jack Buchanan's "Everything Stops for Tea" hysterical.

[@zeroxox777]

Damn right!

[@francisfischer7620]

Heaven!!

[@chinny_reckon]

Except for people with jobs. 😅

[@jamesevans1104]

Absolutely sir !!!

[@raffieb762]

Worked in a tearoom before, sooo much food waste just from trimmings

[@KJ-yises]

The royals way of life :)

[@BestMeditationsLotus]

Exactly! I never understand why brits cut bread sides off??? This is most tasty part of bread! Also there is too much bread brits put into sandwiches

[@___beyondhorizon4664]

Totally agree

[@dhruvshukla2389]

​@@BestMeditationsLotusMy father grew up in the 1970s India. The same process was used for the local bakery of his area. As India is a third world country, poverty is rampant. My father grew up in poverty and he narrated so many stories to me. One of these was: My father and his friends used to eat those "left over sides" for free given to them by the bakery owner and till this date, he says that it was one of the tastiest food items he has ever tasted.

[@CosmicSky567]

:(

[@mm-yt8sf]

duchess of bedford: there's too much time between meals...i need something in the middle... sounds like excellent hobbit thinking 🙂

[@marywenzel3199]

I’m amazed that it took until 1840 for someone to “invent” the concept of a tea break with some light food between lunch and dinner. Prior to the Duchess of Bedford coming up with the idea of eating something in the approximately seven hour stretch between the end of luncheon and Dinner service at about 8 PM in aristocratic households, I guess everyone, including Kings and Queens just had to go hungry. For approximately 900 years everybody just starved between lunch and dinner because it was tradition. Alternatively they could’ve just chosen to move dinner up by a few hours. The concept of afternoon tea really never caught on with the American masses because stateside we generally considered dinner time to be between 5 and 6 PM. I suppose a luxury afternoon tea in a hotel is an experience to be savored if one can afford it, but the price is astronomical and good luck getting a reservation. I have an acquaintance in Brighton who serves lovely homemade teas in her home with all the trimmings. The sandwiches might not be as fancy as the ones at the Savoy but the price is sure a lot more palatable. Apologies to our British friends but that carpet in the Savoy dining room would put me right off my food. That has got to be some of the ugliest decor I’ve ever seen for such an over priced place.

[@wannapar]

It is basically a meal, not just tea and snack. If I have this afternoon tea, I won't be able to eat for the rest of the day. Fortunately I can't afford this luxury tea and snacks,😂

[@salvajegata2222]

yeah looks likes my all calories

[@tiffany_james]

These past few years I've learned about the Asian influences/inspo of British afternoon tea and the types of teas from India, japan + china and other parts of Asia. Ceylon, assam, jasmine etc etc. I find some Asian countries and former British colonies are really into the afternoon tea stuff specifically Malaysia, Hong Kong + Singapore. To me it seems they're even more into it than the British, it's very trendy in those places. I know the have their own traditional tea culture + practices but I find it interesting how they've taken on the British or more European styles heavily.

[@Easy-Peazy]

You must learn about Africa’s Sahara Desert tea 🌵 🐪 🏜️ ,

[@tiffany_james]

​@@Easy-Peazy For sure. One day I will try North African teas like from Morocco + Algeria

[@rebbouhhind2580]

​@@Easy-Peazyyeah but you do know that it cames from Asia especially China as well. The only difference is how it's prepared and the serving part.

[@sandravillafuerte7421]

Yes, indeed.We're all interconnected as Humankind we're...Tea time maybe, began from an influence of the Old Colonies Independent, nowadays...Hong Kong, too. Tho Chinese are Good imitators, we too got lots of their traditions, also!!

[@아무무-h4r]

One of the best things about England is afternoon tea ❤

[@francisfischer7620]

Absolutely!!

[@harrietlyall1991]

Scones are a Scottish culinary invention and the word should be pronounced to rhyme with “gone” (not with “drone”). I often make scones, they’re easy to make, and the traditional recipe includes baking soda as a raising agent, so they have a slightly salty flavour. They should be eaten with butter, and they taste great with rhubarb and ginger jam, which complements the plain, doughy flavour perfectly.

[@msr1116]

Scone is yet another pronunciation that was altered, for whatever reason, when it went into use in a different country.

[@--hi--4163]

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[@mandybradley3079]

Easy? How? Recipe?

[@--hi--4163]

@@mandybradley3079 растопить масло в емкости на огне. Когда масло начнёт закипать, положить соду и размешать. Тут же убрать с огня

[@modfus]

The Americans mispronounce everything😁

[@Ms.MD7]

In the Philippines we call this merienda as some other parts of Spain/Portugal have their versions. We typically eat something sweet during the afternoon.

[@mm-yt8sf]

i've heard the queen would put cream or jam first depending on what region of the country she was in (cream first in the area where they were known for the cream). when i heard that i figured i'd just give up on trying to do anything "correctly" and accept the tolerance of locals... 😀

[@DWFood]

Haha, what do you personally prefer? Cream or jam first?

[@lordbezzington8435]

In Cornwall, it's Jam first!

[@TooDarnSoulful]

Cornwall area - they put the jam on the scone first then the cream, Devon area they put the cream on first then the Jam. ;)

[@1993dana15]

Afternoon high tea is a complementary part in almost all the star class hotels in Sri Lanka as well. Only difference is range of food is much larger but the selection of tea varieties only limited to few Ceylon tea varieties in which among the very best of the world.

[@hbhb7900]

They can just push the trimmings in a doggy bag for me, please! 😂 What a beautiful service. If my doctor ever gives me a year to live, I am going to England, and having afternoon tea at a top restaurant. With some sightseeing of course. Then on to Asia to see more historical sights, and some of their top dishes.

[@ladybug4207]

Why wait for illness? Go now if possible because later isn't guaranteed. 😊

[@Weight-Loss..]

I've always wanted to know how to have an authentic British afternoon tea experience, and this video provides all the insights and tips I need.

[@EarthGeographicalRecon]

Great for weight loss !

[@weirdo1060]

It is also meant for women, families or mixed couples. My British friend told me that two men usually go to pub instead of tea time for socializing.

[@The1Mustache3]

That what I figured....could never see men doing this. It's sweets for 2/3 of the meal.

[@Aeronaut1975]

This is the way.

[@Alex-ng6hc]

If only we could have afternoon tea every day, that would be my idea of heaven, but we all know that there needs to be a balance

[@andreas4268]

We had the most lovely afternoon tea at the Savoy…..the service, the venue ambiance and food was a joyful experience. They are very accommodating to your request.

[@richardyoung871]

When I worked at The Helmsley Palace in the 80s,we made tea sandwiches, with scones, pastries and tea,but a selection of different tea's. I also know that the great Chef Augestine Escoffier from FRANCE worked there as well and that's where he worked on his book,LE GUIDE as I am a Chef by trade.

[@___beyondhorizon4664]

DW, please feature Hong Kong Dim Sum, the menu for brunch is endless, it's even more elaborate than the high tea. In Cantonese, this brunch is called YUM CHA, direct translation= drink tea. Only specialty chef's can produce delicacy on the menu. Family spend hours for a long brunch on weekends

[@spongebobby188]

Dim sum is very run of the mill....hardly as sophisticated as afternoon! This is coming from a Chinese person too.

[@PripurnanandaGiri-dl5gf]

Excellent Experience. I Love Everything British.

[@alexandradaniele]

The best afternoon tea I had was at the Vic Falls Hotel in Zimbabwe. And with that heavenly view from the terrace!

[@erickoliverwawrzkiewicz3402]

Looks excellent! I would love to take my friends there as a treat

[@AdrianiSunuddin]

I knew this famous British culture from Asterix and Obelix.

[@nigelvonkoechel8271]

Wow , looks like an experience. Nice to have a calm tea in the afternoon. Hmm, on the history lesson, it seems to be limited to the English time it was adopted. Originally Its from farmers and work-hands needing a energy boost. Austria has a long tradition of a 3pm meal, normally now with a tea or coffee and cakes and pastries long before 1840. Austria & Britain were centuries long time allies until WW1 so it makes sense they would have adopted the tradition.

[@hidingindanielsroom7268]

If I drink a tea in the afternoon I can't fall asleep before midnignt.

[@rajatanshu]

Wonderful!! Thanks DW

[@DWFood]

Pleasure!

[@goldenpencil6398]

The Indian version is Samosa + Jalebi + Masala Chai at 5 pm sponsored by the boss who makes his people work late. 😊

[@val-schaeffer1117]

Jalebi is strictly breakfast item

[@speedflash9504]

I must admit that the chef must be french.. They have a touch that nobody else have...

[@robynjefferson4779]

I prefer the Raffles in Singapore

[@msr1116]

It was an afternoon pick-me-up to combat what we sometimes now refer to as mid afternoon slump. That drop in blood sugar affecting our mood and energy--revived by caffeine and a selection of simple carbohydrates. Much of what the world also does to shake off sleep at breakfast.

[@Kirabulldogmix]

Good tradition 👏

[@omenoflaherty1294]

Little known fact: The anxiety caused by lifting those dainty cups without spilling anything at sea was the actual cause of the mutiny on the bounty. Fletcher Christian also later invented the coffee cup lid, incidentally (well, for tea anyway).

[@TeacherMrGarza]

Does one need reservations for this or does one just walk in? Would like to experience this next time I am in London.

[@MargaretUK]

You definitely need to book in advance

[@robnewman6101]

Very Nice.

[@user-dq6tf9ms6q]

It looks appetizing and tasty. If I go to UK I would enjoy the afternoon tea. haha

[@eg8419]

An uplifting video."wish I was there."

[@infoscholar5221]

We still have Tea in the Southearn US, but our tea is invariably iced, and tall.

[@joycemarshall4621]

My Dad used to be Display Manager at St Cuthbert's Store in Bread St., Edinburgh. In the 50s as a child there was a Tearoom on the top floor where the waitresses wore then traditional black & white uniforms. Very much a forerunner of this one - although there is Now much more choice! 😀

[@musiclover.3901]

I am in love with British Afternoon Tea and Specially the Champagne 😊

[@errasainyam]

Just wondering, champagne and tea in almost the same time window? Will they go well?

[@musiclover.3901]

@@errasainyam Sure They would

[@marlonf.]

Magnífico.

[@studybooks3395]

Food can be controversial, but British services and etiquete is the best of the world. Greetings from a Chilean living in Italy.

[@paulhank7967]

In Cornwall its jam first then clotted cream. In Devon..... clotted cream first followed by jam.

[@DWFood]

... and endless discussion. Have a nice day Paul!

[@MarciaLealChannel]

That's wonderful!

[@user-oj5bw7sl8p]

That was a really interesting video, thank you for sharing!

[@DWFood]

Thanks for the positive feedback ☺

[@user-oj5bw7sl8p]

@@DWFood 🍵🍰

[@TheGlamorousLifeofNae]

I would love to do this!

[@xmarjav6353]

Champagne before tea😂.

[@JaneJones-lg3bd]

Yum! Afternoon tea! Another good excuse to drink Champagne.

[@tti3360]

😂😘

[@mauricearpin7946]

Champagne is always appropriate. Decadence is good. ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@rajesh.x]

😀

[@priscillangan4838]

Strange! Tea after champagne!!!! What a mixture in the estamch!!!

[@geemo4284]

Quite - doesn’t sound very nice. Champagne is not traditional with afternoon tea - tea is. It’s just a hotel thing, to make people feel they’re getting a little bit of luxury (and it probably helps justify the huge cost)

[@haadbajwa7565]

British afternoon tea 🍵 ❤ absolute luxury for the privileged. Pakistan 🇵🇰 a former British colony can testify to it! ❤

[@btsarmyforever3816]

Tea culture is actually Asian. We drank Tea before the British even knew what it was. The discovery of Tea was first made in China and the Chinese drank it first. Then it spread to other Asian countries. The British adopted this culture later. Indians, like the rest of the Asian countries, already knew Tea and drank it, but it was commercialized by the British after they invaded. Edit: Seems many people have reading comprehension problems. I never said the British culture of Tea and Asian culture is the same. But the British did learn about Tea culture in general and created their own style. But this doesn't mean the British discovered tea first. The first-ever "Tea culture" began in Asia, especially in China. And this is irrefutable fact.

[@Aeronaut1975]

Pasta comes from Asia, but nobody ever reminds the Italians of that little fact.

[@michaelanthony9588]

@@Aeronaut1975 I do, constantly. My Italian friends love me for it ; ) (**likewise, when they crow about the quality of their pasta I remind them the wheat comes from Canada or Ukraine. They're most appreciative ; )

[@jonathanbowen3640]

"we" you mean people entirely separate to you from centuries ago. You never met them, you don't know them and you personally didn't discover tea. No one cares what some Chinese did centuries ago. Nothing to do with you or I. You are not a borg, you're not one entity, you're not a nation.

[@btsarmyforever3816]

@@jonathanbowen3640 Unless a person thinks they are a proper citizen and they represent a nation, every country will collapse. Being patriotic is important. And to be proud of one's heritage. I understand this is not appreciated by many in the West, but we Asians are different. I am Indian and I belong to India, the Nation that birthed me and protected me. If my Nation ever needs all the citizens to take up arms to defend it, I will willingly go to the frontlines and lay my life down. I don't have to personally discover Tea to say that the Asians discovered it first. I don't even understand why you are so offended by facts to interject with a negative and unfounded opinion.

[@vaughnwilliams1208]

You make it sound like the British came along and stole all of a mythical "Indian Afternoon Tea Experience" purely for commercial gain. The key word here in the video title is "experience". The tea drink is only a part of it, "afternoon tea" is the name of an elegant snack type meal. The English afternoon tea is very different from Asian tea culture.

[@EllaLioness-to6ve]

This flashes the memories of my granny's cucumber sandwiches 😂

[@papagen00]

Interesting, I'm learning English tea etiquette from the Germans.

[@OhioCentralModeler]

And the traditional English Afternoon tea food is apparently being cooked by the French lol.

[@youtubegk4105]

@@OhioCentralModeler and served by indian lol

[@virginiaalvespons2590]

😂

[@papagen00]

@@youtubegk4105 😂😂🤣served by the darkies

[@sonjagatto9981]

Well, yes we have our own afternoon tea or coffee tradition with cake...just like Austria. I have my coffee and cake every day. ☕🍮

[@summerwine121]

cream with jam on top if you want a fruity taste or jam with cream on top if you want a creamy taste....that s my experience. Of course I do both muahahah!!!

[@tuananhnguyen4983]

so dedicated!

[@sbalmer132]

Looks better than the offering at Harrods

[@N_I_T_Y_A]

Excellent classic...👌👍❤🍰🍵☕

[@elgatomal7843]

Excellent culinary lesson

[@MayThereBeWorldPeace]

28 varieties of tea? Niiice❤

[@mrw23]

That looks yummy!

[@mrskath8284]

just have a cup of tea any time of the day lol i have a cup of tea with breakfast lunch and dinner

[@krutibhavsar9534]

Id go to the rbg, Kew or rbs, covent gardens for this

[@nirmalakutty9416]

Nice reportage

[@kaywallace6139]

Lovely

[@yidpgh]

Britain s greatest contribution to humanity along with common law and monarchy

[@EugeneTChu]

Afternoon tea is usually for mixed couples or women. Men usually go to pubs for beer instead of restaurant for tea time.

[@ghg27689gf]

India was ruled by the British for a long time. We also love tea. Whether it is a business meeting or a personal meeting or a casual interaction with someone on the streets, we often have afternoon tea together. It is very rare that someone will say no to afternoon tea.

[@AlexzanderWessendorf]

p p5 May everyone who reads this find a source of inner peace and joy! bh

[@brownomega9563]

It gives me great pleasure seeing the chef wearing gloves.

[@kietlete]

In East Asia, we drink Green Tea instead of black tea

[@ownSystem]

Looks amazing def going to Savoy looks amazing

[@PedroMiguel-if3ll]

The rich go to the Savoy for tea. The poor make tea at home with Tesco ultra-process scones, jam and sour-cream. That is the British tradition!

[@neerajwa]

Yeah. .. without this afternoon tea, which we also call evening tea, something in the day seems missing.

[@angierondeau1626]

Lovely thx xoxoxo

[@shantha.k.8954]

Ceylon Tea , world's best tea from the little island Sri Lanka

[@tullyfisher]

Gorgeous.

[@thehaflonggirl9998]

I am hungry looking at it. 😂 I am from Assam, the largest tea producing state in India. 😊

[@GurmanAhluwalia-u2d]

One day I will come here and have tea

[@EmpireProductions1]

J’adore l’afternoon tea

[@rifaanhamza4737]

Ceylon tea is the Best

[@Aeronaut1975]

i see your Ceylon and raise you an Earl Grey!

[@kaycey7361]

This is High tea, where the table hight is high ( normal). The evening tea is called low tea.

[@anthonyferris8912]

If it wasn’t for Brits bringing curry to Europe, Germans wouldn't have their currywurst. Invented when Herta Heuwer mixed Worcestershire sauce, and curry powder which she from British soldiers in Germany in 1949…They'd be chewing on bare sausages, knowing something was missing.

[@tamarajayawardena9731]

🎉❤ so nice love you all God bless you all

[@dilipsjbrana5500]

Too delicious 😋

[@flapsmahoney2471]

Too expensive

[@Carolina-b1z]

The portuguese have bring this „tradition“ to england and it is still very common in portugal.

[@Mr.56Goldtop]

If the finger sandwiches or anything else run out can you order another tray?

[@pamelahomeyer748]

I had high tea at the Ritz. The building is beautiful the dishes were fancy and they look good but they were Bland and not worth the money

[@yesfed2730]

tbh those small portions can actually be a full meal. I wonder if it’s polite to ask for milk for the tea.

[@gavinmurrell3415]

Im English. You dont have to go to the Savoy to experience Afternoon tea. Many establishments offer this, of course, a few of the "Embellishments" may be absent, but its really not a thing for the moneyed only. The principles of a tiered presentation, with a sandwich "Course", and a small cake or scone course. A correct teapot so you may pour is also reuired, and no tea-bag nonsense in my opinion.

[@rijuacharjya612]

And I love the fact that most of the waiters seemed Asian/indians …to give that special colonial British flavour.

[@healthyfoodbyfarhanausman9949]

Beautiful ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@fleurblanche7642]

I have never heard an expression such as high tea for afternoon tea It seems so nice so British Is it obsolete

[@censored2051]

A lot of people are talking about how British afternoon tea is just a bunch of different foods and ideas from other places plagiarised as British and they're right. But that's what I think is beautiful about Britain we have stuff from everywhere all stuffed into this tiny island. I just wish that we hadn't stole, invaded, colonised, enslaved and murdered to get here.

[@مادرپدر-ن3م]

Excellent

[@cliftonbowers6376]

Thank you try the bunches too..

[@deborahfarooq3492]

I love my tea time ..

[@jolewis-brown6608]

I’m British. Afternoon tea is an occasion reserved for tourists and celebrations. This is definitely not something we Brits do each day and if you have afternoon tea then you probably don’t have lunch or dinner. A cup of a tea in the afternoon is always welcome.