It didn’t occur to me to have afternoon tea when I was in London a couple years ago, but I did get an opportunity to to make up for that obvious slip at the Peninsula in Hong Kong this Christmas. I’m not a big tea person, but I do love the ceremonious nature and all the polished silverware that it entails. From their selection of teas, which included both English traditional and Chinese herbal teas, I chose the Earl Grey which was citric but a good, balanced base for all the goodies to ensue. From the medley of small sweets, savory tarts and sandwiches, the warm scones with clotted cream and jam were my favorite.
