"Ripon" > wrote in message
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> Dear Tea lovers:
>
> What is your favorite afternoon tea? Do you drink it straight or use
> milk?
I prefer green tea or white tea in the afternoon perhaps a nice Pi Lo Chun.
If I'm drinking black tea, I like a Ceylon although I'm certainly not averse
to having my favorite Keemun Mao Feng in the afternoon. I usually skip the
milk.

How many of you go to hotel or tea room for High tea? What kind
> of tea you drink there? What is your favorite place name for High
> tea?
I love to go to a tea room if one is available. I love to visit for tea
rooms when I'm traveling. The only one in the city where I live that serves
decent tea requires a reservation so I can't just drop in for a nice cuppa!
If I happen to be in Portland (Oregon, USA) which is the nearest big city, I
like to stop in at The Tea Zone or Tao of Tea. Neither of these places does
the traditional "Afternoon Tea", at least not on a daily basis, but they
both have wonderul selections of tea and good food. The tea is also prepared
properly. My favorite place for traditional Afternoon Tea is The Savoure, a
French tea room in Eugene, OR. Their tea selection isn't quite as good
(IMHO) as the other 2 places mentioned above. They tend toward flavored
blends which I don't care for, but they also have some good unflavored teas
including a superb Ti Kuan Yin. They also prepare the trea properly. Too
many of the English style tea rooms I've been to provide no way to decant
the tea once it's properly steeped. I've been told at several of them that
this is the way it's done in England. If the tea gets too strong, they add
more hot water. Ugh. I too often end up with bitter tea.

What is your comment on this timing issue about High tea-4:00
> P.M. or 5:00 P.M.
Is this an issue? I suppose it depends on when you have you're other meals.
Often when I have afternoon tea, I haven't had lunch so I have it a bit
earlier around 3pm.
>
> P.S.Posting again, somehow my afternoon post mixedup with a previous
> question, any idea why?
I've no idea!

Agalena