"This 5,000 year old Chinese beverage is the second most popular drink in the world, next to water. Tea is enjoyed for its mouth watering flavours and its relaxation qualities; it also has medicinal benefits. With virtually no calories, high volumes of calcium and little amounts of caffeine, tea is a natural source of disease fighting anti-oxidants. Tea shows the complex process of transforming tea leaves into tea, the origin of tea, it major components and the golden rules of tea preparation"--Container.

"If you've ever wondered what goes into the perfect cuppa, prepare to be enlightened. From the quality of the water to the shape of the teabag, chef Paul Merrett reveals the answers. To top it all, he cooks up tea smoked chicken and makes a refreshing green tea ice cream to finish. Paul also explores the history behind the global tea phenomenon, with more than 3.2 million tonnes of tea consumed every year. He reveals why it was once so valuable that it was hidden away in locked chests and explains the science of why tea really can help to settle our nerves"--Container.

This book helps to experience the world's finest tea. The Tea Book guides you through the best ways to choose, prepare and taste the many different varieties of tea available around the world, with everything you need to know to bring the fragrance and allure of the tea shop into your home. The essential companion for all tea aficionados, this detailed tea book features over one hundred international tea recipes, including chai tea, matcha, the increasingly popular bubble tea, and herbal tisanes such as Yerba Mate. Tasting notes help you to identify key characteristics, so that you can tell your green tea from your pu'er. With information on growing and harvest seasons, and maps of the most important tea-producing regions. This practical, fully illustrated guide is perfect for tea lovers.

From chai to oolong to sencha, tea is one of the world's most popular beverages. Perhaps that is because it is a unique and adaptable drink, consumed in many different varieties by cultures across the globe and in many different settings, from the intricate traditions of Japanese teahouses to the elegant tearooms of Britain to the verandas of the deep South. In Tea food historian Helen Saberi explores this rich and fascinating history. Saberi looks at the economic and social uses of tea, such as its use as a currency during the Tang Dynasty and 1913 creat