THE TYPICAL AFTERNOON TEA IN LONDON

Despite being endangered by the speed and times of our society, the old-fashioned and longed for the company still maintains the traditional English tea time, but tends to be on special occasions.
Between three and five in the afternoon, equivalent to our snack time (although located a couple or three hours before) there is tea time. In the past it was restricted to the upper classes, now is the national drink. This is the moment of the day to discuss the problems of everyday life and sweetened with good biscuits, scones with butter, or sandwiches of various kinds.
The English are still dragging part of the tea tradition began in the seventeenth century.
We still see well-dressed matrons taking their tea and stiff following a protocol worthy of the court. Also, those belonging to the working classes, still have the tic of offering a cup of tea when things go wrong.
The importation of tea to Britain began in 1660, when the wife of King Charles II, took to the beverage taste and spread to the rest of the court. From then on trade with Asia began to import the old port of London the different types of tea stored in the "warehouse" located on the banks of the river, now converted into lofts-class reach all points this country.
Types of tea:There are morning and afternoon: Breakfast and Afternoon teas teas.
The highlights include breakfast teas, of course Inglés Breakfast tea and Assam.El Inglés Breakfast is a black tea, usually mixed with milk and sugar, has a great body and robust flavor.The Assam tea, named the same name to its production site in India, is a black tea grown at sea level, which gives a strong flavor and a bright color.

The Afternoon teas are Earl Grey, Darjeeling and Ceylon.The Earl Grey tea is known for its citrus and bergamot flavor.Darjeeling tea is the tea belonging to the region with the same name in India. Maybe tea is more reputation among the other black teas, is light in body and floral aroma.Ceylon is another type of black tea from Sri Lanka (country known as Ceylon before). Tea is a major citrus aromas
If you want to enjoy a good tea, stroll through the thousands Coffee shops that fill this city.
For those who want to investigate in more detail the types of teas and coffees and history, come the Brahmah Tea and Coffee Museum and taste the most exquisite and exotic types of tea accompanied by trays of up to three floors full of pastries and sandwiches.