喺香港午飯而過,晚飯未滿,就會去食個下午茶。 平極荼餐廳西多士,至酒店港女tea。 而英國嘅下午茶好唔同: 下午茶即afternoon tea,相傳係由一名貴族女子Lady Bedford等唔切九點先開飯而創造出三,四點有一餐T e a。 有錢人嘅下午茶都係喺較矮嘅枱(low table)上進行,坐梳化咁舒舒服服嘆茶,所以好high class 嘅其實叫「Low Tea」。 而香港人口中嘅「High Tea」,源意係指舊時英國工人階級休息食嘅便飯,係於高身枱上用餐,因為有別於貴族所用嘅矮几嘅關係,工人階級嘅先叫做「High Tea」。 英式下午茶有以下幾種: Afternoon tea- 正式嘅英式下午茶,通常係三層嘅餐點, 上層多數係三明治、中間朱古力啊蛋糕啊、最底係放士干餅(scone),再配一壺茶; Champagne & Tea- 一樣係三層,但以香檳代替荼。 Cream tea- 直接了當,只有下層嘅士干餅跟一壺茶。 Scone嘅配料好重要,果醬同Clotted Cream(凝脂奶油)不可少,個cream質地似cream cheese,一口口固體口感嘅忌廉。(係我剛到英國暴肥嘅原因) - 其實細細碟豬排飯定一口口嘅Macaroon, High tea, Low tea, Afternoon tea都係Tea啫, 好自豪咁重新發覺原來港式下午茶呢個特色文化係由英國嘅演變出黎! (係喎。) - 以下幾間係我搵到幾個不錯嘅地方,有平有貴:下頁>> 平d又靚,價錢由25-40鎊左右: 1)Zetter Townhouse http://www.thezettertownhouse.com/clerkenwell?gclid=CN-Kgtbi8tMCFWi-7QodND4O2A Image: Official website 2)Bobbi Brown Afternoon Tea at Balthazar http://balthazarlondon.com/bobbi-brown-afternoon-tea/ Image: www.coventgarden.london 3)The Modern Pantry http://www.themodernpantry.co.uk/clerkenwell/menus Image: Official website 4)Hoi Polloi, Shoreditch http://hoi-polloi.co.uk Image: instagram.com/wearehoipolloi 5)Little Nan's https://littlenansbar.designmynight.com/little-nans-bar-afternoon-tea-sober-or-tipsy Image: Official website - 想高級地嘆下,價錢由40-60鎊左右: 1)Harrods Georgian Restaurant https://www.harrods.com/en-gb/restaurants/afternoon-tea/the-georgian Image: Official website 2)Sketch 當睇David Shrigley攪鬼畫作一值! https://sketch.london/afternoon_tea.php Image: Official website 3)Fortumn and Mason https://www.fortnumandmason.com/restaurants/afternoon-tea Image: Timeout 4)The Winter Garden https://www.landmarklondon.co.uk/en/marylebone-bar-restaurant/winter-garden Image: Official website 5)The Ritz https://www.theritzlondon.com/the-ritz-experience Image: Timeout 6)The Wosley https://www.thewolseley.com Image: David Collins - 手多去睇睇我個facebook page/ https://www.facebook.com/alicehea/ IG follow 下 :D https://www.instagram.com/alicehea/