All the Tea in ChinaTea lovers will want to curl up - a pot of their favorite variety at hand - and linger over every informative page of this comprehensive account of tea's history and qualities. Chow and Kramer focus on Chinese teas and tea practices; their wonderfully detailed discussions leave no stone unturned in bringing to light all facets of tea as a plant, drink and institution. Two particularly interesting chapters center on tea's health benefits (which seem to be wide ranging and consequential) and how to make a good cup of tea (no easy task, to which any tea drinker can attest). |
Contents
The Tea Tradition | 1 |
Tea Growing and Processing | 7 |
333 | 13 |
How to Make a Nice Cup of Tea | 113 |
Judging Storing Other Uses | 119 |
Garways Broadsheet | 163 |
List of Teas Described | 165 |
Glossary of Terms | 179 |
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