THE AFTERNOON TEA by Javier de Hoyos

«Tea is the most popular drink in England but, do you know why?»

Afternoon tea is a light milk typically eaten between 4 pm and 6 pm.

In England, tea is served with milk and sugar in a tea pot and it is usually accompanied with some sandwiches and baked snacks. Although for most privileged people, tea it is accompanied with cakes, scones and pastries.

Anna Maria Russell, Duchess of Bedford, introduce the afternoon tea into the court. She used to put some sandwiches with a hot cup of tea .She used to invite her friends and they organized the famous tea parties.

Tea is an aromatic drink prepared pouring bowling water over tea leaves. Tea has positive benefits .Recent studies suggest that tea help to reduce cardio vascular risk and some forms of cancer.

Tea can be green tea, yellow tea, oolong tea, black tea…These teas are prepared at different temperatures varies between 65 and 85 degrees.

The largest producer of tea is Chine .And the country in which people drink more tea is Turkey.