How come 3rd meal of the day is called 'tea'

[Nikkiful]

;S well you drink 'tea' but do you drink your 3rd meal of the day?, No -.-
so y is food called tea.

[dannyisnotamazing]

Why is the sky called the sky?
Why is the colour blue called blue?

It's life, love.

[Energizer]

I call it dinner anyway.

[Jamie!]

comes from 'afternoon tea' which was a meal eaten late afternoon that everyone used to have back in the day.

[mat64]

Breakfast - Lunch - Dinner. That's how it goes for me.

[Concentric2]

Breakfast - Lunch - Dinner

Exactly

[GommeInc]

Isn't afternoon tea considered sort of a snacking period? Before that it was when you would have tea and biscuits, scones etc.

[OMGitsaROSS]

It's dinner anyway. "/

Southeners call it Tea.

[clarissa !!]

Isn't afternoon tea considered sort of a snacking period? Before that it was when you would have tea and biscuits, scones etc.

we gomme said. its like tea & biscuits or w/e


dinner or supper is your evening meal.

[the wombats]

brekky - dinner - tea - supper

the rl names! i dno why its called tea.