Ostfriesen Tasse mit Untertasse mit Strohblumenmuster, 1.4dl

Cup and saucer made of white porcelain with a blue strawflower pattern, 1.4dl from the Seltmann manufactory in Germany. Particularly suitable for the preparation of East Frisian tea.

Dimensions : 140ml, diameter cup 8.3 cm, height 4.5cm, diameter saucer 12.2 cm

Explanation to the East Frisian tea: the East Frisian tea is drunk in three layers. On the top hovers the cloud of cream (Wulkje, "little cloud"), in the centre there is the strong and somewhat bitter tea, and at the bottom, the big piece of rock sugar (Kluntje, "little lump") makes the rest taste sweet. In East Frisia the saying goes that every layer asks for the next, and this is why it is impossible to stop drinking tea.

Preparation: make your tea stronger than usually, put a piece of rock sugar into the cup, pour over the tea and carefully place a spoonful of cream on top.