Lorraine viewers have been left baffled as an American professor suggested Brits "haven't been drinking tea properly". Host Lorraine Kelly was joined by Dr Hilary Jones on Wednesday, January 24 for her ITV show when she announced: "We've been drinking tea all wrong." The 64 year old went on: "We haven't been drinking tea properly, according to Americans.
So what have we been doing wrong?" Dr Hilary, 70, explained: "Here's a professor, Michelle Frankel, who's telling us from the States how to drink our tea." "Outrageous", interrupted Lorraine. "She's done years of research dating back centuries," Dr Hilary continued. "She says it should be drunk in a short mug, apparently, with a bit of salt to take the bitterness.
Salt - can you believe that? "Warm milk to 'stop the milk curdling' - what's she talking about? The tea bag should be dunked slowly so you don't release too many tannins.
I don't think they had tea bags centuries ago, did they?" After doing a taste test, Dr Hilary gave his expert opinion, adding: "I've tasted this - it is foul.
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