English tea time

Theme : English Tea Time

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INTRODUCTION What is tea? Different people can answer in different ways. The doctor says that the tea is a cure for many diseases. Englishman - that it is a custom, Indian - it's a tradition, Chinese - that is the culture. English - one of the nations who drink much tea in the world.

  HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH TEA. The whole world knows how the British love tea. It seems that the British drank tea at all times. But it was not. Known worldwide tea time appeared only in the XIX century and it became an integral part of life in Great Britain.

   One of the first mentions of tea in British culture refers to 1597. Historians have discovered English translation of travel written by Dutch traveler Van Lin-Shutena. 1840 - Anna, Duchess of Bedford, entered the fashion among the aristocracy afternoon tea.

ENGLISH TEA TRADITIONS. According to the British ideas about the culture of tea drinking, the table, is always served with different kinds of tea, so that everyone can choose the tea according to the preferences and mood. This is an expression of respect and ritual of English tea.

Selected tea brewed in a teapot to rinse with boiling water individually, While the tea is brewed, the table is served with milk, sugar, lemon, etc., as well as a separate kettle of boiling water - to dilute the tea to the required level of the fortress. As the cooling water kettles replaced by new ones - it is also considered to be a manifestation of respect.

Time to drink tea The English drink tea six times a day, and each time of day has its own variety of tea and tea traditions:  - Morning, the earliest tea, drink about six o'clock in the morning -Then the tea is served about eight,it called “English breakfast” - Later, at eleven or twelve, it is time to "lunch”.

-The fourth time the English drink tea is in the middle of the working day it called “tea break” -At five o'clock in the evening is the famous «five-o'clock tea». - Evening after work is time of «high tea».

DO YOU KNOW THAT…    ... Tea is grown in England. Tea bushes grow in England for a long time - but only for decorative or scientific purposes. ... the British (population of the United Kingdom is about 59 million people), daily drink 165 million cups of tea, while 98% of people drink tea with milk, but only 30% of them added sugar in the tea

Twinings is the oldest English tea company. Nowadays, Twinings imports tea from India, China, Sri Lanka, Kenya, Indonesia and Brazil. The company prepares 198 their own mixed teas which are exported to 115 countries in Europe, America and Asia

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