What are the English afternoon tea snacks?

Afternoon tea is a tea drinking style that has become popular in China from abroad, especially in the UK. People are used to giving themselves some time to relax in the busy afternoon, drinking a cup of coffee and eating a dessert. They can talk business or relax themselves at this time. Many people are curious about what British afternoon tea snacks are. Simple ones include sandwiches, scones, cakes, etc. This article introduces this aspect in detail, let’s take a look.

1. Sandwich

Sandwiches are usually at the bottom layer, mainly salty, and can be made into long strips or small triangles, but no matter what shape, they must be finger-sized.

Sandwiches). The most indispensable flavors are cucumber, cream cheese, Scottish smoked salmon and chopped hard-boiled eggs.

Cucumber Sandwich

Ham Sandwich

Cheese Sandwich

Smoked Meat Sandwich

Vegetable Sandwich

Salmon Sandwich

Cranberry Sandwich

2. Scones

The middle layer usually contains scones, also known as English muffins, which are the finishing touch of the entire tea snack. The golden partners of scones are cream and jam. Authentic English afternoon tea will specify the use of cream produced in Devon, England, and the jam mainly refers to strawberry jam, and other common ones include raspberry jam, cranberry jam, etc.

Cream Scones

Cream and Jam Scones

Cheese and Bacon Scones

Matcha Red Bean Scones

Cranberry Scones

Blueberry Scones

Chocolate Chip Scones

Cocoa Cheerios Scones

Wine and longan scones

Red grape scones

Blackberry Scone

Honey Scones

3. Dessert

The top layer of afternoon tea usually contains desserts, such as cakes, mousse, macarons, fruit tarts, etc. However, as mentioned in the introduction at the beginning of the article, traditional afternoon tea does not include popular desserts such as cupcakes and macarons.

Matcha Cake

Tiramisu

Red Velvet Cake

Macarons

Raspberry Macarons

Starry sky macarons

Cupcakes

Oreo Cupcakes

Sugar Cube Cup Cake

Flower Shaped Cup Cake

Cream Cup Cake

Chocolate Cup Cake

Chocolate Chip Cupcakes

Fruit Cup Cake

Fruit Tart

Strawberry Tart

Raspberry Tart

Blueberry Tart

Mango Tart

Kiwi tart

Apple Tart

Fruit Tart

Mousse Cake

Blueberry Mousse

Mango Mousse

Edamame Mousse

Matcha Mousse

Chocolate Mousse

Cheese Mousse

Almond Mousse

Cherry Blossom Mousse

Cheese Mousse

Tips: How to eat British tea cakes - the traditional way is to eat them from bottom to top, from salty to sweet. Start with the sandwich, just eat it with your hands, generally without using a knife and fork. Because scones are relatively soft, they cannot be cut with a knife, nor can they be chewed like hamburgers. The correct way to eat them is to break them in half with your hands, then use a small spoon to scoop out cream and jam, spread them on the scone, and put them directly into your mouth.