Tea appeared in England for a long time, initially as advertisements in London magazines in 1658 and only in 1750 did tea really become an official drink in England. Gradually, the habit of drinking tea spread throughout England, every family and every person considered drinking tea as a good habit, a luxurious ritual. And the "consequence" of that habit was the formation of "tea gardens", this form developed in many places such as Vauxhall and Marylebone (London). When coming here, not only couples can date and chat together over a cup of hot tea. But with groups of colleagues, close friends or middle-aged people, they all find joy and intimacy through the pleasure of sipping each sip of delicious tea.
Traditionally, the British often make tea in porcelain teapots. They do not boil water with tea for a long time, but importantly, while making tea, they pour pure boiling water over the tea leaves and steep for a few minutes, the color and flavor of the tea slowly fades and dissolves in the water. To increase the richness of the cup of tea, most British people when drinking combine a certain amount of milk or sugar depending on the taste and preference of each person. From these very unique features, the art of making tea of the British is formed and developed into a custom. Most notably, the British must have a cup of tea for everything they do, drinking while discussing work. The custom of drinking tea is not only for individuals, each family but also for agencies and groups, all have a certain time for drinking tea and it is called "Tea breaks" - tea time.
The British custom of drinking tea on time is famous in the world. That is the time when people here wake up in the morning, they will have breakfast with a cup of tea, during work around 11 o'clock, they will drink tea while working and talking, at noon tea is still their number 1 choice, from 1-4 o'clock in the afternoon even if the work is not finished, they must stop to drink a cup of tea. Such numbers are enough to show that drinking tea every day seems indispensable to every person here and it is not surprising to call the British the world's tea drinking champions. The British drink tea at least 6 times a day, each time a different type of tea with a different way of enjoying it, suitable for each time of the day. Tea in England has become "indispensable", to the point that the British joke: "England can lack the Queen, but cannot lack tea"!
Nowadays, British people do not only treat guests with simple tea as before, but instead, they serve a variety of milk tea, lemon tea, etc. In particular, the habit of enjoying tea by the hour is still promoted and creates a delicate and unique beauty that only those who set foot in the UK can fully appreciate the value of the tea-drinking custom here.
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