Cream tea: Devon vs. Cornwall, UK
Here’s another Devon VS Cornwall feud that we may never settle. Who came up with scones, jelly and cups of tea first? It’s almost impossible to say, but residents of both areas are adamant that their ancestors put the yummy concoction together first!
You may think that this is just a funny, silly little feud between the two, until you find out that Devon even campaigned for protected status of it’s cream tea!
But wait, there’s more. The debate doesn’t end with the cream tea’s origin. In Cornwall, they put the jelly on first while in Devon, it’s always the cream that goes on the scone. You’d never think such a small change could ignite the hearts of thousands of people, yet here we are…
