Educating The Germans
I’ve just read this piece on the BBC’s web site called “Affection for Britain brews in Germany”. Part is about the Germans new-found love of tea and the author, Stephen Evans, says this.
The office of one of the Green MPs in the Bundestag, you see, has made a collective decision to switch from coffee to tea.
So when I was there the other day, I was relentlessly quizzed about brewing times – they seemed to want the correct answer to the very second – and which tea to use.
I was not much help, except to say, “Make sure it’s a strong, black tea, probably Indian.”
They had made a bad start, offering me a cup of insipid weak Darjeeling, which would have shamed a gnat. They had not made sure the water was boiling.
It is definitely a piece worth reading.
What everybody forgets is that the Great British Breakfast is actually the Great German Breakfast, as in the Victorian age, everywhere had their German delicatessen which introduced bacon and sausage to many in the UK. The Germans had to leave, when there was a bit of trouble with the Kaiser in 1914.
The Anonymous Widower 
Careful . . . if the Germans, take the next step and start enjoying “Devonshire Teas” . . . Scones, with Strawberry Jam & Clotted Cream and a Small Pot of Tea.
Careful Why ? Because German Jams [great . . . sold at Aldi] & their Natural Dairy Cream sounds Yummy . . .
Comment by Steam Lover | March 11, 2013 |
In the article, Evans talks about the Germans love of Cornwall.
Comment by AnonW | March 11, 2013 |
Saxons NEVER Forget . . . Cornwall has been a favourite place, since we learnt about Angles, Saxons & Jutes historically . . .
Comment by Steam Lover | March 11, 2013 |