Afternoon Tea and High Tea in England英国的下午茶文化.ppt

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1、AfternoonTeaandHighTeainEngland英国的下午茶文化Afternoon Tea -2:00pm to 5:00pm This is a small meal snack OriginationThe custom of afternoon tea originated in England in the 1840s.At the time,the various classes in England had a divergence(分歧)in their eating habits.Afternoon tea sandwiches-thinly sliced cuc

2、umber sandwiches with the crusts cut off.Assorted pastries 什锦糕点 In hotels and tea shops the food is often served on a tiered stand;there may be no sandwiches,but bread or scones with butter or margarine(人造黄油)and optional jam or other spread,or toast,muffins or crumpets.Afternoon Tea todayAfternoon t

3、ea is not common these days because most adults go out to work.Changes in social customs and working hours mean that most 21st Century Britons will rarely take afternoon tea,if at all.However,you can still have Afternoon tea at the many tea rooms around England.High Tea -5:00pm to 7:00pmAn early eve

4、ning meal,largely followed by a lighter meal later in the evening.OriginationHigh tea was eaten by middle to upper class children(whose parents would have a more formal dinner later)or by labourers,miners and the like when they came home from work.The term was first used around 1825 and high is used

5、 in the sense of well-advanced(like high noon,for example)to signify that it was taken later in the day.ContentTraditionally eaten early evening,High tea was a substantial meal that combined delicious sweet foods,such as scones,cakes,buns or tea breads,with tempting savouries(开胃菜),such as cheese on

6、toast(干酪土司),toasted crumpets,cold meats and pickles on toast(冷盘和腌汁士)or poached eggs on toast(荷包蛋多士).High Tea todayThis meal is now often replaced with a supper due to people eating their main meal in the evenings rather than at midday.DistinguishmentAfternoon tea was served in the garden where possi

7、ble;otherwise it was usually taken in a day room,library or salon where low tables(like a coffee table)were placed near sofas or chairs generally(hence the fallacy about it being low tea).The term“high tea”was used as a way to distinguish it from afternoon tea.Though it is often stated that the word

8、s low and high refer to the height of the tables from which either meal was eaten,the term for the later meal actually relates to the usage of high as the meaning of the most important part of a particular time.ConclusionNowadays,a formal afternoon tea is usually taken as a treat in a hotel or tea shop.In everyday life,many Britons take a much simpler refreshment consisting of tea(and occasionally biscuits)as one of many short tea breaks throughout the day.Thank you!此此课件下件下载可自行可自行编辑修改，修改，仅供参考！供参考！感感谢您的支持，我您的支持，我们努力做得更好！努力做得更好！谢谢!