People will drink this basically every
single day of the year during the holidays at work, not at work, when they're happy,
when they're not happy, when it's 105 degrees outside and you're
like, do you really need a cup of hot tea? And they're like, yes, I definitely do.
Hey, guys, welcome back to a Girl Gone London channel.
Today, I'm talking about one of the most
true stereotypes about British people, which is that they love tea.
Now, when we're talking about tea, we're not talking about iced tea.
We're not talking about Lipton.
We're not talking about sweet tea.
We are talking about a hot cup of tea.
And there have been videos going around
of an American trying to make British tea and she ends up warming up the water
in the microwave, which basically sent all of the UK into a tizzy.
That is definitely not how they do it in the UK.
And it's very basic, a step by step process.
But I thought considering tea is enjoyed basically every day of a British person's
life, for the most part, it's something that I should definitely do
a video on because I didn't know how to make tea.
When I got here.
I was only used to sweet tea that we would find in the States.
And I had had hot tea before,
but definitely wasn't familiar with the British brands and really
just how popular tea is in the UK.
So first things first.
I had a rummage through our pantry.
We call our cupboard here
through the pantry and we don't even really drink tea that much.
I don't drink a lot of tea.
And my husband, who is British, does drink tea, but definitely not a lot.
And we still have all of these
teas
for a family.
I reallydon't drink it.
So welcome to the UK.
So we've got things like green tea, we've got organic white tea.
You don't even know what that is.
We've got Earl Grey, which we'll talk about in a second from Twinings.
We've got camomile tea, cranberry,
and then we've got just a basic PG tips, decaf tea,
lemon. And I mean, who even drinks this?
I don't know. I don't I don't really drink tea.
And my husband has, like, one cup of tea a month.
So I don't understand where all this came from,
cranberry and raspberry.
So, yeah, we are fully stocked
and I just think that is an essential part of living in the UK.
You somehow acquire all these days.
But the two brands that I wanted to mention are PG Tips and Twinings.
Earl Grey. Yeah.
So PG Tips is super popular
and is definitely kind of like one of the most iconic T brands.
It's more of a basic T, kind of like a builder's tea, they would call it.
So if you have people around your house
doing some work, you're going to give them some PG tips.
It's just bare bones, basic, but super popular.
Then we have a Twinings.
So Twinings is another really popular
British t brand and it's definitely the more upscale fancy.
You can even see how different
the packaging is when you look at this Earl Grey in this PG tips.
Now, Earl Grey is definitely one of the most popular basic British TS.
It was named for a prime minister.
They developed this T in 1831 and it just became kind of a cultural phenomenon
and part of a British daily life for many people.
So I am going to make an Earl Grey Cup of tea to show you the process.
So I'm going to move all of these.
What you're going to need, you're going to need
your tea, and we're not doing looseleaf, Teagues, we're not getting fancy.
We're doing like basic British tea.
So I will open this up
and you will see what tea bags look like.
So I'll just take one of those.
Now, other things you will need a mug,
I am using this brand new Girl Gone London ready for tea with the queen mug.
So this comes exclusively from our Girl Gone London line of merchandise.
There are other mugs that say things like, I'd rather be in London.
This one is the ready for the tea with the queen mug.
So I'll just give you
a nice little
look see on that.
So I will put the link below if you're interested in these exclusive mugs.
Again, we designed them and
have them printed exclusively so you can't buy it anywhere else.
But you can get your ready for the tea queen mug from the Girl Gone London store.
OK, so I've got my mug,
got my tea bag.
I also need a little spoon or a big spoon.
I prefer a little one.
Now, the other thing I need is
this thing.
This is an electric kettle which are not popular everywhere in the world.
I know, because I definitely did not grow up with one in the U.S..
Brits are very confounded by the rest of the world.
Don't have them.
So, again, when you're heating up your water in the microwave or on the stove,
they think that you are absolutely ridiculous.
And look, why don't you have this little and everything?
An electric cut, also an electric kettle.
Just show you here.
So it works by pressing this button well,
first we have to fill it with water, so you would just take the top
off and fill it with water
and it works by pressing this button down
and it's going to start boiling while our hot water is boiling.
I'm going to take my dog.
I'm going to take my TV.
I'm going to put my teabag bag in the mud.
Now,
the other thing that I needed,
which not everybody uses, but a lot of people do, is milk.
I've got my milk,
my mother with the tea bagging it, and my water is boiling.
So
once the water is.
Finish boiling and this little lighter will pop up to tell me so I am then going
to pour my water into this tea bag from the electric kettle.
Are you ready?
So let me just bring you along with me.
So you can see what I'm doing here.
I'm going to pour this in,
I'm going to go about three fourths of the way.
OK, so now
I am going to add some milk
just like this.
It's
going to take my spoon.
Mix it around,
this is definitely a very Milkie team
and it's really a matter of preference how long you leave the team in there.
OK, I have left my team for maybe 30 seconds with the tieback in it.
So it looks very milky.
And I'm just going to use my spoon, take the tea bag out and throw it
in the sink.
So now I have the perfect British cup of tea water not done in the microwave or
on the stove, but in an electric kettle and it's got milk in it.
Not everybody has milk in there.
So if you're making it for somebody, they can tell you how much milk they prefer.
But it's super simple.
And people will drink this basically every
single day of the year during the holidays at work, not at work.
When they're happy, when they're not happy,
when it's 105 degrees outside and you're like, do you really need a cup of hot tea?
And they're like, yes, I definitely do.
So now you know how to make the perfect British cup of tea.
I hope you've enjoyed this very basic but essential tutorial.
And I'll see you next time.