Tag: British tea culture

While there is no one universal standard, a typical builders brew is sweetened with one to two teaspoons of sugar. This strong cup of black tea, a staple of British working-class culture, is defined more by its robust flavor and preparation method than a rigid recipe.

According to a YouGov poll from 2022, approximately 26% of tea-drinking Britons add sugar to their cup. This statistic challenges the long-held stereotype of a 'builders' tea' always having two sugars, revealing a significant shift in national tea-drinking habits, with three-quarters of tea drinkers now opting for no sugar at all.