Publisher's Synopsis
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...
