Afternoon tea is balls in amazingYou mean cucumber sandwiches? I used to think that was some sort of a sick joke perpetrated on humanity by y'all until I had one. They're actually very, very good and absolutely perfect for warm weather.
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The sick joke is crisp sandwiches.You mean cucumber sandwiches? I used to think that was some sort of a sick joke perpetrated on humanity by y'all until I had one. They're actually very, very good and absolutely perfect for warm weather.
In central France here its dismal.
OK, now you've just made me hungry, you fiend!Afternoon tea is balls in amazing
You mean "potato chips sandwiches?" Because if so, I agree. I know they're all the rage in some places over here, but even I'm not patriotic enough to defend those abominations!
We must have swapped summers. Well, thanks!
I am a little devil eats buttery croissant
I do- I briefly entertained translating but it seemed condescending!
My uncle told his Spanish stepkids about them and they thought he was joking again.
You know what? The worst part isn't the buttery croissant, even though that's bad enough, the truly HEINOUS part is that I know that you're probably eating one the way it's supposed to be made. And I've had some of those. Never was able to eat one made over here since then.
MONSTER!
Sweet - fine
Iced? Stone him! Stone him!
We are British.... even at 90 degrees Tardegrade or whatever those silly units are called, we still drink scalding hot tea....
They are a real pain (pain as in pain, not bread) to make. Some people roll up puff pastry and call it a day, but a croissant is like half bread, half pastry.
In high humidity, 37"C Beijing summers, the taxi drivers all used to drink hot tea. They used to wave these jam jars full of the stuff at me while swearing happily.
Can confirm^^
Although it was short lived, a local restaurant did afternoon tea during the lockdown and delivered it to your door.
It was delicious, with local herbs and combinations that were amazing. It was stuff like nettle and ham, lavender spiked stuff all from the fields.
It was delicious, with local herbs and combinations that were amazing. It was stuff like nettle and ham, lavender spiked stuff all from the fields.
It's like the song by Mr. Coward: "Mad dogs and Englishmen".
And that's not an insult in any way. I respect people doing completely crazy sh*t. I am Texan, after all. The home of the saying "hey y'all! Watch THIS!" (spoiler: Usually ends with an unscheduled albeit completely predictable visit to the ER).
Ah, but the end result! That perfect combination of salty and sweet and buttery, the sensation of having it crumble and fall apart and dissolve on your tongue...
OK, now I'm really REALLY [redacted] hungry!
Well I'm off to the local sops now for pizza toppings, just to make things worse. Five cheese / salami / chili / green pepper.
what?!?! Where's the pineapple?