{"id":340783,"date":"2015-07-03T11:11:08","date_gmt":"2015-07-03T03:11:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/uncategorized-hk\/tea-o-clock-5-delicious-afternoon-tea-recipes-try-340783.html"},"modified":"2019-05-04T00:36:28","modified_gmt":"2019-05-03T16:36:28","slug":"tea-o-clock-5-delicious-afternoon-tea-recipes-try","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/hk\/galerie\/tea-o-clock-5-delicious-afternoon-tea-recipes-try-340783.html","title":{"rendered":"Tea O\u2019 Clock: 5 Delicious afternoon tea recipes to try"},"content":{"rendered":" <p>Afternoon tea is the perfect treat come rain or shine! First introduced in 19th century England as a way to bridge the gap between lunch and dinner, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/fashion\/latest-news\/afternoon-tea-twist-alexander-mcqueen-pret-portea-80059.html#post-80059\">afternoon tea <\/a>has since been adopted all over the world. Although the treats consumed at this particular meal vary from country to country.<\/p> <p>The popularity of the afternoon tea has seen hotels, restaurants and cafes offer an afternoon tea menu, where spreads typically include pastries, cakes, scones, finger-sandwiches and of course, generous pots of tea.<\/p> <p>Bring back the joys of afternoon tea into your home by making your own cakes, cookies and pastries. To get you started, we\u2019ve compiled 5 of our favourite afternoon tea <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/food\/recipes-and-products\/weekly-recipes\/beef-5-ways-enjoy-succulent-meat-107216.html#post-107216\">recipes<\/a> that will make for a delicious spread come tea o\u2019clock.<\/p> <p>Don\u2019t forget to stick the kettle on the stove and get your pinky fingers ready!<\/p> <p><em>Karen George<\/em><\/p> ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scones, cakes, pastries and more! 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