DEVON is the true home of the cream tea and not Cornwall according to a study of online reviews.
Researchers looked at hundreds of posts and the results will reignite a decades-long rivalry between the two counties.
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Google search data showed nearly two thousand more people searched for Cornish cream tea (jam on first) online last year than the Devon way (cream first)
It turns out Devon has 450 highly-rated places for the West Country treat — just beating Cornwall which has 441.
The study by Cofton Holidays looked through all TripAdvisor reviews at top-rated locations for positive mentions of cream teas.
Cofton director Chris Jeffery said: “Cornwall continues to put up a good fight, but you can’t beat the Devonshire cream tea.”
However, Google search data showed nearly two thousand more people searched for Cornish cream tea (jam on first) online last year than the Devon way (cream first).
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