US/UK Diplomatic Crisis Ends with American Capitulation

Michelle Frankl, an American and a chemistry professor at Bryn Mawr, instigated a furor in Britain with the publication of her book Steeped: The Chemistry of Tea. In it, she cast aside centuries of wisdom from the foggy isle and, The Hill reports, argues that people should drink their tea with salt.

The British took offense at this heretical attack upon their national drink. It was up to the United States Embassy in London to smooth over the tensions with this prudent concession to British sensibilities:

-via Aelfred the Great | Image: bryan

UPDATE 1/25/24: Karen Pierce, the British ambassador to the United States, responds with instructions on how to make tea correctly.


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