What is the Difference Between Afternoon Tea and High Tea?

SYDNEY - May 30, 2013 - PRLog -- Prime Minister Julia Gillard and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton meet for high tea... so it is thought but actually is it afternoon tea?

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.But, often the term High Tea is used. These two are often confused, but actually, their differences are very clear.

So what is a High Tea?

Answer: Afternoon tea is served around 4.00pm. When afternoon tea became fashionable in the early 19th century, thanks to the Anna, the Duchess of Bedford 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. The origins of Afternoon Tea show clearly this was the preserve of the rich in the 19th century. For workers in the newly industrialised Britain of the time ‘tea’ had to wait until after work and be substantially more than just tea and cakes. Workers needed sustenance after a day of hard labour, so the after work meal was more often hot and filling and accompanied by a pot of good, strong tea to revive flagging spirits.

High tea was much more of a working class family meal than it was an elite social gathering.

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