Afternoon tea used to be real ritual when I lived at home, with a huge shiny teapot with its rosy pink tea cosy and multitude of bisuits, cake, nuts, fruit and whatever was available. We would sit for hours every weekend chatting and snacking till we were too full for dinner. It still is a daily ritual for my semi-retired parents whose adoption of the Zone Diet seems to allow them to snack all day long.
For me, weekends are the only time I have to keep up the tradition. Today I have the usual cup of Twinings Earl Grey. It's not the best Earl Grey but has a distinct strong, almost acidic, verging on harsh, bergamot aroma that I'd recognize anywhere. Having had the opportunity to try Mighty Leaf and Tazo Earl Grey recently, these are much more subtle. I like the aesthetics of Mighty Leaf's silk-like bags and the flavour is delicate and subtle, but Tazo's is way too faint for my taste.
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