Afternoon Tea Report

Sam Blandford Student routine 21184301 four-in-hand Peter Cross Professional pastry dough Techniques 1 Title Afternoon tea leaftime leaf Report Contents rapscallion Page Number Introduction3 Methodology4 Current trends5 The Science of Gluten6 Gluten set-a recrudesce pricey good good good good good good good afternoon tea7 Conclusion10 Bibliography11 Introduction In this disc all over investigations forget be carried place to bump what the current trends in items availd in afternoon teas argon as well as the appearance in which afternoon tea is served. Other factors that will be learned at include the changing backing of establishments that serve afternoon tea.The range in scathe and superior of afternoon teas almost the ground and the type of places that discern to get th hard-bittener afternoon tea will too be investigated. Now, afternoon tea has been around since the archeozoic nineteenth century when tea out return started to kick the bucket pop ular in the UK. It s invention is oft propagation credited to the seventh Duchess of Bedford (http//www. teamuse. com/article_001203. html) who it is vox populi used it to stave off a mid afternoon change posture feeling.This was most monetary standardisedly as a result of it being platitude in these times to only discharge 2 meals a day, Breakfast and dinner party with dinner being commonly served as late as 9 in the evening. The solution to this was to ca-ca a subtile pot of tea, with a light snack, ordinarily a prepare or legal profession of close to sort at around 4pm. This is still the traditional time for afternoon tea to be had and some(a)(prenominal) afternoon teas ar very c argonful to animation to traditional items when serving afternoon tea as it is seen as an important part of British history and agri socialisation.Some much innovative places be keener to adapt and branch out as will be explained subsequently on in the report. Methodology To harbour out this investigation research would pack to be carried out into what afternoon teas be availcapable and how they vary depending on factors like location, type and price. To this it was concluded a number of establishments would be chosen in cities across the UK and investigate what they had to aim. To do this their websites would be looked at in the hope that they would give me some useful information regarding their afternoon tea menu without me having to visit them in person.This cursorily became a problem as it became homely that the main players in the afternoon tea securities industry, much(prenominal) as the Ritz-Carlton and the Savoy, some(prenominal) of which at the most expensive range of the market had very vague menus for their sweet items on their afternoon tea menus. This could be to so that competitors do non know what they are selling but could in like manner be that because from a business point of view, afternoon teas are a great way to use up anythin g that is left over.This could admit been quite limiting however, after face at cheaper places it was discovered that they declareed furthest more than detailed menu descriptions such as The Milestone and The Goring. An an another(prenominal)(prenominal) thing that was looked at over the turn tail of this investigation was the clientele that visit establishments that are serving afternoon tea. It was discovered that an more and more large sum total of lacquerese tourists are visiting afternoon tea establishments. This is because Japanese people are very keen on a sense of history according to the Japan times something that many another(prenominal) British establishments pass by at providing.This is according to the Japan time which says What Japanese people tend to consider most active Britain is its sense of tradition. The inclination of setting aside time in the afternoon for tea is attractive, since it appeals to the Japanese passion of continuity this clearly dem onstrates why more and more Japanese people choose to eat afternoon tea, though this could alike be down to their superior thriftiness enabling them to present more useable income to spend on things like afternoon tea. Other clientele areas that are increasingly choosing to eat afternoon tea are the so-called ladies who lunch.These are the kind of women who are wealthy enough to be able to afford afternoon tea on a regular basis and often do so in a large grop of similar women. However this setation have a bad effectuate on their health as a recent study by Dr Anne McTiernan prove that those who regularly eat lunch onward from home are more potential to gain weight than those who eat at home as report in a national newspaper (http//www. dailymail. co. uk/health/article-2172900/A-weighty-warning-ladies-lunch-Those-eat-regularly-lose-fewer-pounds. tml) this shows how the rise in afternoon teas popularity rat have detrimental effects on peoples health. Current trends In recen t times afternoon tea has had a revival meeting in popularity in the UK after a period where it was seen as somewhat grey fashioned and out of touch with groundbreaking times where fast food establishments are plentiful. It may be difficult to murder the reason for this but retailer Debenhams, who has reported a 119% profit increase over the last 2 years in the sales of china cups and saucers.This shows a considerable increase in afternoon tea popularity fuelled largely by the money of many wealthy Asiatic businessmen and women enjoying afternoon tea either in the UK or in Asia where many things from British culture are be access very popular, such as private schooling. For example tardily Wellington College in Berkshire was paid to fabricate an exact replica of itself in the Chinese city of Tianjin. This shows how Asian economic exploitation has helped to popularise afternoon tea again in Britain as many Asian people see Britain as the rarified template for their own coun try.Other factors that have helped to encourage the boom in afternoon tea popularity are the increasing number of establishments that offer it now and at varying prices make it affordable for people with less expendable income. For example an afternoon tea at the Balmoral Hotel in Edinburgh is only ? 37 compared to ? 85. This shows how the more reasonable pricing of some afternoon teas can be a contributing factor in its halcyon popularity among both British and Foreign clientele. Something else that was sight when looking at afternoon teas is the enormous array of teas that are now available.One tearoom that was looked researched in Cardiff had 300 teas on offer for service with an afternoon tea. This is contrasting from when the startle mention of afternoon tea came about where you were lucky if a handful of teas were on offer. The Science of Gluten. Gluten is a mixture of proteins that is prime in many wheat-based point of intersections and other grains such as rye or oats. Gluten consists of dickens proteins gliadin and glutenin, which is mixed with starch in the endosperm of a wheat kernel.Together they make up 80% of the protein in wheat or other cereals gluten is useful in baking both lucres and cakes as it gives the harvest-times elasticity and also allows them to hang in their shape better. Gluten forms when glutenin molecules cross over creating a web like structure, which contributes to thickness and stint of the dough. If yeast is added to the mixture it get ups carbon dioxide bubbles, which become trapped in the structure causing the dough to rise. Baking the dough solidifies the gluten, which along with starch helps to stabilise the shape of the product.Usually disparate flours are used in the take of moolahs to those of cakes and pastries as bread flour has a higher gluten content. This provides the stretchiness needed for good bread and pastry products, it is important to develop the gluten to just the right level or else the bread or pastry will either be too cartilaginous or too tough or to short, for example when making tartlets or other pastry products it is important not to engage the dough too much as this risks developing the gluten too much resulting in a tough and chewy product rather than the more crispy product that is desired.Gluten is also used in the merchandise of many imitation meat products such as Quorn and tofu as when gluten is cooked in a broth it produces a rubbery meat like texture. Gluten handsome afternoon tea. In doing this research gluten free afternoon tea options available for those who suffer from celiac disease were looked at. Many reviewers on online consumer sites found the food to be bland at tasteless peculiar(prenominal)ly at the Ritz where many suggested that the ratio of topping to gluten free bread was far too excessive, many also found the pastry options to be far down the stairs the usual high standard that they expect.Others also commented on the poor qual ity of the Gluten free options and the snooty vibe of the postponement staff who they felt looked down on them because of their intolerance. However at other places such as Browns the gluten free options has been found to be almost identical to those that delayed gluten, particularly the gluten free pastries. This lacking of taste from gluten free products is not uncommon as many products contain alternative flours and other ingredients that do not contain gluten such as spud flour and rice flour.These have a different taste to conventional flours and also have different properties causing to both look and taste differently and commonly inferior to products made with conventional flour. soon few gluten free products exist that consistently come close to matching the timbre and texture of normal products such as Genius bread and Warburtons who produce a manikin of gluten free cakes. During the course of this investigation a number of products were thought up that were suited for gluten free afternoon teas. One of these was a champagne gelatine with a brandy syllabub cream and a frosted grape vine topping.This product was suitable for consumption by coeliac as it contained no wheat based products at all as its ingriedients consisted of 1 dry pint (570 ml) champagne or medium-dry sparkling exsanguine fuddle 1 pint (570 ml) champagne or medium-dry sparkling snowy wine 2 large lowlifes 6 oz (175 g) castor sugar 4 x 0. 4 oz (11 g) packs powdered gelatine For the syllabub 2 tablespoons of the same wine as preceding(prenominal) 1 tablespoon brandy juice ? lemon 1 oz (25 g) caster sugar 5 fl oz (150 ml) double cream For the frosted grape decoration 4-5 oz (110-150 g) seedless grapes egg white caster sugar All these ingridients came to ? 13 for each quantity of ingridient. A rough diagram of this gluten free desert is shown below Champagne Jelly Syllabub mosh Bubbles Conclusion To conclude my report into afternoon teas it has been discovered that afternoon teas are coming back in a fine-looking way with celebrities helping to fuel the growth in demand for them. Also they have caught on abroad with Asia showing particular interest in them as they look to grow into a more positive country, perhaps basing that growth on culture much like the British did.Also it has been looked at the different options available for afternoon teas and how different the pricing strategies are for different levels of establishments. some other thing that has been noticed was the sheer variety of teas offered in some places and also a multitude of different cake and bread mixes as well as sandwich fillings that are available for someone to have with afternoon tea today. 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