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allanchrister:
No, no, no. Milk goes in last. If you’re a Brit that is. Check out YouGov.gov.uk for the definitive answer. Every other Brit I know follows this sacred rule. :wave:
awemawson:
Absolute rubbish ! (no offence meant)
Every Brit I know puts milk in first, including me as a Brit :lol:
Where do these colonials get their ideas from :clap:
RussellT:
I've checked the link - which should be https://yougov.co.uk/topics/food/articles-reports/2018/07/30/should-milk-go-cup-tea-first-or-last
I think there is another issue here as well - which is whether you make your tea in a pot or in the mug. The traditional way (in a pot) makes putting milk in first easy - but with the rise of teabags and making tea in a mug it doesn't work very well to put the milk in first. If you put the milk in the mug before the hot water then it doesn't brew as well and you have to top it up after you've taken the tea bag out. If you put the hot water in first then when you take the tea bag out it leaves space for the milk.
I think this accounts for the difference between age groups mentioned in the link as well as the change in behaviour of the population.
I can't believe that I've just bothered to write this. :doh: :doh: :Doh: :Doh: :bang: :bang:
Russell
allanchrister:
I’m not a colonial, i’m In the US trying to help them to make tea properly.
The posters who disagree are from the southern or midlands part of the UK, (I’m from the real North), so there is obviously regional difference as well as social status as the article infers. MIF’s vs MIL’s....as well as mugs vs porcelain cups.
M I first causes the milk fats to emulsify when hot tea is added on top, which changes the taste of the tea.
Thanks RussellT for the support and logic.
How long can this go on?
charadam:
My valet brings me my tea, prepared to my liking.
I have no wish to pry into below-stairs activity, so will never know his recipe.
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