the difference between afternoon tea and high tea
posted on 25 December 2010 | posted in
Food and Drink
Tea parties have never been a favorite to men as it has been for women. During these afternoon tea sessions, women take that opportunity to gossip about little things here and there as they munch on small cut sandwiches and sweet delicacies. Men on the other side bond over bottles or cans of beers whilst watching a football game or even a soccer game. My husband and I got invited to a high tea surrey, we had never gotten an invite to a high tea surrey and I have always wanted to go to one. The high tea party was in a beautiful hotel in surrey and anyone who got invited to the party had a place in the social food chain. My husband thought that we would be fed using petite cups with very small peaces of bread. He was even planning to order a pizza after the party but he was in for a rude awakening. The high tea was not like the afternoon tea parties I held in the house as i hosted my friends where we just had tea and a few snacks, but it was tea served with a complete meal which would consist of different kinds of meat, an array of different types of cheeses and even fish or chicken. He was both surprised and thrilled he now understood why I made a big deal out of it and why I insisted he should go. He made sure every time we got invited, we attended because according to him, at least they attended to the needs of men and did not serve dainty things women call food.
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