"US Backs UK Amid Controversy Over Tea-Making Advice"

After an American scientist suggested adding salt to tea, causing outrage in the UK, the U.S. embassy in London pledged support for the traditional way of making tea and emphasized that adding salt to tea is not official United States policy. The comments sparked a diplomatic response, with the embassy reassuring the UK that the notion of adding salt to Britain’s national drink is not endorsed by the U.S. The controversy over the proper way to make tea has not led to any official conflict between the two nations.