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The
Cream
Tea
A very British ritual, and you are about to do it properly.
What is it?
A warm scone, strawberry jam and thick clotted cream, served with a pot of loose leaf tea. The West Country has argued about how to assemble it for a few hundred years. Today, you join the argument.
How to eat it
Cut or break it sideways
Through the middle, so you get a top half and a bottom half. Never top to bottom like bread.
Jam and clotted cream, in either order
Cornwall says jam first. Devon says cream first. You have two halves, so try one of each and pick your side.
Eat it open-faced
No need to press the halves back together. Each half is its own little masterpiece.
The cream stays out of the tea
Clotted cream is for the scone, not the cup. Your tea gets milk. They are different things, we promise.
Your pot of tea
Loose leaf, worth the wait
We brew Suki Tea loose leaf. Give it 3 to 4 minutes in the pot, pour through the strainer, then add milk after.
Cream or jam first?Don't worry, this isn't Cornwall or Devon. You're safe here.