Tea (meal)

Informal afternoon meal

Tea (meal)

Tea is an umbrella term for several different meals consisting of food sometimes accompanied by tea to drink. The English writer Isabella Beeton, whose books on home economics were widely read in the 19th century, describes meals of various kinds and provides menus for the "old-fashioned tea", the "at-home tea", the "family tea", and the "high tea". Teatime is the time at which this meal is usually eaten, which is mid-afternoon to early evening.

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