Meaning of English breakfast tea | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A traditional type of black tea originating in India and Kenya.
   uncountable, usually
2. Alternative letter-case form of English breakfast tea.
   alt-of, countable, uncountable
3. A serving of English breakfast tea.
   countable

Examples

“The concern’s specialty is a “taste test” assortment of sixteen varieties of tea attractively packaged in small gold-lacquered cans. This gift provides the recipients with a wonderful opportunity to discover their favorite blends among such famous teas as oolong, jasmine, darjeeling and English breakfast teas.”

“Breakfast tea was first marketed by Scottish tea master Mr. [Robert] Drysdale, but the English quickly seized the idea, and English breakfast teas were born. They originally were designed to accompany the hearty breakfasts of late-1800s England, but it is said that Queen Anne wanted something a bit lighter to accommodate her classic breakfast.”

“Swirling, tilting and staring into teacups, [Servet] Hasan, 47, a transplant from Pakistan who said that tea-leaf reading was a 500-year tradition in her family, discovered strange omens in the Darjeeling and English breakfast teas that were served.”

“All in all, in the two hours I was there, I had a lemon and ginger tea, two English breakfast teas and a couple of slices of toast for £3.60 (although I made a £5 donation).”

“Since this is my dream Sunday, that’s where we’d go because it’s near Proof Bakery. Casey loves their coffee, and Nico loves their croissants. I’ll get an English breakfast tea with a splash of milk.”

“I’m picturing David Gandy, arguably the world’s first and only male supermodel, with plaits and bows in his hair. Sitting across from him as he casually sips an English breakfast tea, I thought I’d be picturing him in his famous tiny white trunks – the ones he wore in the Dolce and Gabbana campaign that turned him from a model into a household name back in 2006.”

“I once stayed at the Ritz-Carlton in Pasadena while making a movie, and fondly remember sipping English Breakfast tea by their pool in the morning.”

“Judges blind taste test English Breakfast teas this week on Tried and Tasted”

“Growing up, I would go to Boston and have high tea with my great-aunts. For me, it’s a scone with clotted cream and jam, finger sandwiches, petit fours, English Breakfast tea with a little milk and a sugar cube dropped in with real silver tongs.”

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