Amber Ceylon, copper Darjeeling, Chinese Yin Zhen…each tea type has a distinct colour, perfume, history and taste. This delicious and invigorating brew is the most popular drink in the world. Enjoyed by millions every day, tea has a universal history which this book reveals in full detail. Features fascinating information on the multiple health virtues
Amber Ceylon, copper Darjeeling, Chinese Yin Zhen…each tea type has a distinct colour, perfume, history and taste. This delicious and invigorating brew is the most popular drink in the world. Enjoyed by millions every day, tea has a universal history which this book reveals in full detail. Features fascinating information on the multiple health virtues of tea, plantations across the globe, tea ceremonies and traditions, different tea types and flavours, tips on tea-making, delicious tea recipes and much morel All of this presented through ancient documents, recent photographs, literary extracts, historical and current anecdotes…
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Wonderful Experience This is a really superb little volume. The author is French and there is a definite french air to the book. It has many beautiful old fashioned illustrations and it is liberaly sprinkled with literary quotes, many of them from french authors. This book captures the whole ambiance of tea and I can feel the warmth of the beverage sliding down my throat as I read through this book. The author discusses the use of tea in many other exotic cultures and includes recipes for many of the local versions…