Dimensions
143 x 177 x 9mm
Everything you would like to know about tea, and more besides, in a unique, sharply designed package.
This is the perfect book for anyone who enjoys a "cuppa". The origins of tea drinking were lost several millennia ago, somewhere across the mountains of ancient China. Tea didn't make its way to Europe until the 17th century. With this book, find out how Robert Fortune, a 19th-century Scottish botanist, infiltrated the ranks of the Chinese tea producers to collect seeds and learn the secrets of tea production.
Discover how the Tibetans like to take tea, and what the most expensive tea of all is (Dong Ding can fetch an incredible 9,000 per kilo). Learn about the different grades and varieties, how important water is to the taste and the beneficial effects of green tea. There are even some tea-based recipes to try.
The 'Beacons' series is a unique concept combining practical information with the cultural and the visual - the design values of a magazine meet the content of a reference work.
