One of the passions of the English was and still is tea. Consumers of this tea were especially prosperous families. The first public tea sale was held in 1657 and three years later Samuel Pepys, an English satirerist, tries his first cup of tea. It was documented because Pepys kept a diary. People drank tea for any social event, be it a happy occasion or a sad one. Also people drank tea at 4:00 p.m. in the afternoon with cakes, buns, sandwiches. One myth the French had was that they believed the English liked their tea cold and beer hot, but that was not true. In 1834 the trading of tea was a great profit for Great Britain. Before tea became popular everyday drinks consisted of water, which was not real safe, milk, wine, ale, beer or cider.

For lunch the British take packed lunches such as sandwiches, a packet of crisps (potato chips), an apple and can of something to drink. Most people finish work around five thirty and are on their way to eat dinner.

Wine was another drink that was made in Great Britain, mainly in monasteries. Its main purpose was for communion, but then it began to be sold for general consumption.

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