How to Make a British Cup of Tea

Milk and sugar with tea... gross. Tea and coffee...both water only. No cream, no sugar.

Hi, I live in Canada & we make tea like this as well. I, however, like tea leaves, which I put in a strainer that sits in my cup & then pour boiling water over. I also drink herbal tea, which I prepare the same way. I recently bought a kettle with different temperatures because some teas require a lower temperature & some require less steeping time. Apparently, white tea & green tea become bitter if left too long to steep. I have become quite a tea snob. We have Canadian tea companies that have excellent loose tea. I don't put milk in my tea, just a little sweetener like Stevia. However, when I am in a restaurant we will be served a tea bag & water separately. I always ask for the bag to go into the pot & put the boiling water over the tea.

So what type of tea do you guys use ? What is similar to your guys tea and in the states

It’s so stupid. It will taste the same if you use the same ratio of ingredients. 🤦🏻‍♀️

So true. I love it the Brit way

I’m a Belgian and I make it like that

So I have been doing it right. Well done, me.

American here, trying to become more cultured. Here to learn 😊

I’m American and I’m scared it wouldn’t like it can you use almond milk?

I'm American and I love this video.

I've always wondered what a crumpet was- it's an English muffin! (here in the states)

polite nation got me

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I'm not British - American here from the Pacific Northwest - but I don't know anyone who uses warm water to make a cup of tea... I myself make it pretty much like she does, except I use monk fruit sweetener and let it steep. 👍

"We've already lost before we've started" This cracked me up!

C'mon Steph! Using "Yorkshire Tea" bags ??? It should be "Tetleys Tea Bags" !!! And adding milk at the end ??? A HERESY

I wasnt a fan of tea at first, then I found earl grey black tea, that shit is amazing

I love a lovely cup of tea but most proper English common folk like me have biscuits with our cuppas instead of a crumpet

You are giving me a vibe of Grace from Peaky blinders

I think Indian masala tea is better

Merci ❤ i LOVE this recipe

Id intercoirse that

gotta love your plates at the back cause i have the same ones lol

Well done! That's exactly how I make my English tea. My Mother started me on English tea as soon as I could hold a cup. I love hearing someone say, "Time to put the kettle on". Tea always gives me a lift and gives me comfort when I drink it. It will always be my go to drink. So uniquely British! Keep up the good effort. I enjoyed your video. Thank you very much! P.S. I was born in England.

I liked the part where Thank you was said!

See in America obv coffee is super popular and there’s so many different ways people drink it, so I figure tea is the same in England. Do some prefer their tea to be just tea? No added extras? Then some like milk? Or honey?

If I wanted an authentic English tea to brew, what tea would I choose?

……even. With the string, Americans still infuse the tea. They don’t just dunk it a few times. That’s a bit of an exaggeration I feel

Love your blue willow china!

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Just watched videos where brits are upset we boil water. But you just said you boil water... 😑

Also ... milk?! 🤢🤢🤢

How come you didn't squish it the other way? So weird

What is the point of tea if it's not brewed? Lol

😊 I love tea culture .

but why the milk?
then its not just tea anymore

Thank you! I'm not a fan of American tea. I'm gonna try this way!

My question is what's the difference between black and Gold yourkshire tea? I'm trying to order it!

Thank you for this! If I was boiling water in a pan on the stove, am I looking for a roiling boil? Also, does anyone use honey instead of sugar or is that blasphemous?

Great rack

A lovely tutorial, thank you :)

Y'all are basically hobbits.

That is good and all, but lets face it... Coffee is the superior beverage haha.

“There’s almost no point in going on at this point”…. 😂😂😂

Well as an American, to me, the way the British make tea is the proper way to make tea. Any country that drinks tea so passionately deserves their way to be recognized as proper 😂

I like p.g. tips 2 bags,1/4 tsp sugar and lil milk.

The way I drink my morning tea is I would add the tea bags to the boiling water for 3 minutes, add in a scoop of sugar at the bottom of the cup, pour in the brewed tea then stir to dissolve, and then pour in small amounts of heavy cream milk

Thank you! (genuinely) :)

Happy to find this video—first return on my search for making a cup of tea 😇 Print in your dress matches your china in the background😇

The only milk (as an American) that I Put in tea is sweetened condensed milk. And only with Earl gray.