How to Choose Your Tea Party Food
- by the Tea Party Bee 
Is your mind buzzing with the thought of what tea party food to serve and need some ideas?
Finger food is the traditional tea party fare. Using tea time food that does not require silverware is the most simple, but there are some occasions that call for savories and sweets to be devoured with a fork or sipped from a spoon. (oh, excuse me, I suppose you shouldn't devour at a tea party!)
Also, be sure to make use of the abundant offerings from the current season such as fresh fruit, berries and vegetables in planning your tea party menus.
Don't forget the tea, of course. For your afternoon tea party, you can either have
one specially selected tea to share or let your guests choose their own tea infusion.
Tea food will generally include selections from the list below.
Food Categories
For your tea party menu, just pick out one or two savories and two or three sweets. If you are having a desert tea party, then just pick 2-4 sweets. Use a spread/s if your choice of food calls for them.
For theme menus and ideas, see Tea Party Themes
and for a more detailed recipe list visit our
Tea Party Recipes page.
Savory -
* tea sandwiches
* scones, breads, biscuits, muffins
* meat, soup, vegetables
Sweet-
* scones, crumpets
* tea cakes, cookies
* tarts, pies, pastries
* sorbet
* other sweets
TEA Varieties
* types of teas
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