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London · 09/02/2016
Thanks to our Business School, we had the opportunity to spend 6 weeks in England to discover the influence of Tea in the British Culture. We were totally in immersed in London. We discovered a lot of things, saw different kinds of cakes, understood the British way of life regarding tea and other stuff. We tried to do our best to carry out our project, modify it sometimes and add new things but we tried to keep our objective and we think that we reached it after all. Thank you for following us...
London · 05/02/2016
We wanted to make our last London's Tea very special so we booked a table at the Sketch. Such a wonderful place ! Not very cheap but really different ! Near Oxford Street, it's a famous restaurant with specific areas in which it's possible to dinner, have a breakfast, have a drink or have an Afternoon Tea :). We were in "The Glade" room. For 36 pounds for two we had : 2 cakes 4 scones with butter and jams 2 cups of tea (1 each) It was soooooo Delicious !!!!! At the bottom line, after 6 weeks in...
London · 05/02/2016
Britain is a huge tea consumer but where does the tea comes from ? We went to the East India Company to have some responses and we mix them with our own knowledge to make this article. India Very important in the tea trade with UK because of its colonial past. Nation of the famous Darjeeling, Assan, Ceylon and Earl Grey, India is the black tea's country, the most drunk in Britain. China There is a huge exportation to Britain due to the old commercial links between the two nations. China is the...
London · 04/02/2016
We discovered than that the history of tea bags is closed to the Tetley's history. The concept of tea bags came originally from tea merchants who send out their sample in silk bags. In 1920's, an US textile brand wanted to commercialize the product made of cotton gauze and stitched. But, tea bags were in limited use, partly because of the effort involved to made the bag. In 1930's, a new matter for tea bags arrived in the US market : paper. In 1940, tea bag was well established in USA but...
London · 03/02/2016
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London · 01/02/2016
After six weeks spend in the tea shelve of London's supermarkets, we decided to use our knowledge in Marketing to provide you - dearest readers- a quick view of the different British tea brands. In order to make sure that you can understand the British habits about tea in supermarket we will separate the brands in 2 groups : - Basic teas composed by Yorkshire Tea, PG tips, Tetley, Ty-phoo and Scottish Blend - Superior Quality teas : Twinning, Clipper and Pukka You are in front of our Perceptual...
London · 30/01/2016
Such a lovely place in Soho ! The Madd Hatter's Café provides a refreshing touch of imagination. It's a wonderful place to enjoy a cup of tea with some pastries. With more than a touch of Alice in the Wonderland inspiration, this place offers 2 different Afternoon Tea which are a savory mix of canapés, sweet treats and specialist teas. We had almost : 5 different kind of canapés (Nut with salmon, Tarama, Basil and more) 2 meringue with chocolate Some macarons 2 big slides of cake At the top,...
London · 28/01/2016
London · 26/01/2016
We were visiting the Churchill's War Rooms last week and we have made a nice meeting with an employee of the museum, Mr Free. We had a long conversation about Mr Wiston Churchill and.. Tea of course. Do you know that, the Second World War's first think of the Prime Minister was to allow British to drink their daily tea ? In fact, during the War, the government acted for drastic action to safeguard this essential moral-boaster. Just two days after war broke out, it took control of all tea...
London · 21/01/2016
Since our arrival we saw a lot of shops which are selling "Bubble Tea". It seems to be a young tea consumption trend but we did not have the courage to taste it. However, we did it for our survey, it's a part of the British tea culture, isn't it ? Well, the Bubble Tea comes from Taïwan and has known under various names : Zenzou, Boba Tea or Bubble Tea. It's a mix of ice green or black tea with fruits flavors in which tapioca pearls are added. According to tastes, it can be add some milk. The...

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