Ceremonies and practices
The guides
A ceremony 2 min read The Perfect Afternoon Tea Sandwiches, scones and cakes on three tiers, a pot or two of good tea, and nowhere else to be until six.A guide 1 min read The Cream Tea Scones, clotted cream, strawberry jam and a pot of tea. On the order of the middle two, the West Country has never agreed.A disagreement 2 min read A Proper Cup of Tea Two famous sets of instructions, sixty years apart, that agree on almost everything except the milk.A practice 2 min read Gongfu Cha Tea made with skill: a small pot, a lot of leaf and short infusions, poured again and again, each a little different from the last.