Question: What is the Difference Between Afternoon Tea and High Tea?
Afternoon Tea is a British food tradition, an afternoon treat of tea, sandwiches, scones and cake. So what is a High Tea?
Answer: Afternoon tea is served around 4.00pm. When afternoon tea became fashionable in the early 19th century, it was never intended to replace dinner but rather to fill in the long gap between lunch and dinner at a time when dinner was served at 8pm. Lifestyles have changed since those times and afternoon tea is now a treat, rather than a stop-gap.
High Tea means different things to different people. In Scotland High Tea is not dissimilar to an afternoon tea but will often include a hot dish. High Tea or Tea in England is the early evening meal(dinner) and is considered a mainly northern working-class term.
High Tea means different things to different people. In Scotland High Tea is not dissimilar to an afternoon tea but will often include a hot dish. High Tea or Tea in England is the early evening meal(dinner) and is considered a mainly northern working-class term.
