The Perfect Gift for Tea Lovers
From recipes and advice on tea-making to the history and significance of tea, this informative guide has something for every tea lover
Full of exclusive recipes, this is the perfect gift for the foodie in your life.
goes beyond the art of tea into real advice on tea-making. A selection of unique recipes, along with advice on pairing tea and food, completes this gorgeous book-a must-have for any tea lover.
Curious about the culture around drinking tea?
dives into the practice of tea ceremony and meditation in different cultures. From the origins of tea to drinking etiquette in other parts of the world, this guide illuminates tea's important historical role in our lives.
Inside, you'll find:
A careful examination of 50 grand cru teas-including some of the best-known varieties available-with descriptions of appearance, color, smell, taste and specific brewing instructions A selection of exclusive tea recipes, along with advice on what to eat with each tea Illuminating full color photos of different types of tea, tea-making ceremonies, and methods of brewing tea
If you liked The World Atlas of Coffee, The Art of Tea, or Teaspiration, you'll love Why We Love Tea.
By:
Gabriella Lombardi
Imprint: Mango Media
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions:
Height: 254mm,
Width: 177mm,
Spine: 19mm
ISBN: 9781684813810
ISBN 10: 1684813816
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 12 December 2024
Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming
THE ORIGINS OF TEA Ancient times and the earliest dynasties: the dawning of tea The Tang dynasty: birth of the tea culture The Song dynasty: the height of the tea culture The Ming dynasty: tea culture, and the return to simplicity The Qing dynasty: the popular dimension of tea The dissemination of tea in Europe THE TEA PLANT Botanics, varieties, cultivation, harvests, and diffusion The chemistry of tea The healing properties of tea THE COLORS OF TEA Color classification of tea Quality assessment: tea classifications and terms THE ART OF TEA MAKING A comparison between European and Eastern infusions HOW TO PREPARE AND DRINK A PROPER TEA - THE MAIN FACTORS The importance of the water, water temperature, infusion on times, choice of accessories, quantity of tea, optimal storage method for tea The importance of the water Water temperature Infusion times Choice of accessories Quantity of tea Optimal storage method for tea The Russian art of tea making: the Samovar The Moroccan art of tea making: mint tea Iced tea: preparation methods PROFESSIONAL TEA TASTING Equipment and assessment methods Tea scents Comments on the appearance of leaves Comments on the color of leaves Comments on the scent Comments on the color of the liquor Comments on the taste of the liquor GREEN TEA - CHINA HOW TO PREPARE CHINESE GREEN TEA HOW TO USE A GAIWAN TEACUP A BIT OF ETIQUETTE FOR TEA DRINKING IF YOU GO TO CHINA ANJI BAI CHA JADE COLUMN - YU ZHU DONG TING BI LUO CHUN HUANG SHAN MAO FENG HUO SHAN HUANG YA LIU AN GUA PIAN JASMINE PEARL - JASMINE LONG ZHO LONG JING GREEN LYCHEE TAI PING HOU KUI HOW TO PREPARE BLOOMING GREEN TEAS LU MU DAN GREEN TEA - JAPAN HOW TO PREPARE JAPANESE GREEN TEA HOW TO USE THE KYUSU TEAPOT BANCHA KAKEGAWA GENMAICHA GYOKURO HOUJICHA KUKICHA SENCHA KAGOSHIMA CHA NO YU: THE ANCIENT JAPANESE ART OF TEA MAKING MATCHA YELLOW TEA HOW TO PREPARE YELLOW TEA JUN SHAN YIN ZHEN MENG DING HUANG YA (YELLOW YA) WHITE TEA HOW TO PREPARE WHITE TEA BAI HAO YIN ZHEN BAI MU DAN RUHUNA SILVER TIPS BLUE-GREEN OR WULONG TEA - CHINA HOW TO PREPARE WULONG TEA SHORT LESSON IN GONG FU CHA DA HONG PAO FENG HUANG DAN CONG HUANG JIN GUI SHUI XIAN - WATER SPRITE TIE GUAN YIN BLUE-GREEN OR WULONG TEA - TAIWAN BAO ZHONG DONG DING HIGH MOUNTAIN JIN XUAN (MILKY WULONG) ORIENTAL BEAUTY BERGAMOT WULONG OSMANTHUS WULONG RED TEA CHINESE RED TEA HOW TO PREPARE RED TEA LAPSANG SOUCHONG - ZHENG SHAN XIAO ZHONG QIMEN GOLDEN YUNNAN RED MAO FENG INDIAN AND SRI LANKAN BLACK TEA HOW TO PREPARE BLACK TEAS ENGLISH TEA DARJEELING CASTLETON FTGFOP1 - SF DARJEELING GOPALDHARA FTGFOP1 - FF DARJEELING JUNGPANA FTGFOP1 - SF WONDER MUSCATEL DARJEELING MARGARET’S HOPE FTGFOP1 - FF DARJEELING SEEYOK FTGFOP1 - FF ASSAM HATTIALLI FTGFOP1 - SF ASSAM BANASPATY FTGFOP1 - FF NUWARA ELIYA HIGH GROWN RUHUNA GOLDEN TIPS UVA HIGH GROWN FERMENTED (OR BLACK) TEA HOW TO PREPARE FERMENTED TEA PU’ER SHENG CHA - CAKE PU’ER SHU CHA - CAKE PU’ER STEMS - BRICK FU CHA TOP GRADE - BRICK PROCESSED TEAS SCENTED, FLAVORED, AND BLOOMING TEAS TEA TIME AND SERVING SUGGESTIONS 20 RECIPES BY CHEF GIOVANNI RUGGIERI
Gabriella Lombardi is co-founder and president of Protea Academy, an association for the dissemination of tea culture. Gabriella works with passion and commitment to ensure that the values and authentic knowledge relating to the world of tea are disseminated with coherence, transparency, professionalism, seriousness, and respect for all who work as professionals in this world. Protea Academy, exclusive partner in Italy and first in Europe of THAC (Tea and Herbal Association of Canada), is a non-profit organization affiliated with the Italian Culture and Sport Association (AICS) and full member of the International Tea Committee. Protea Academy is the national coordinator of the Tea Masters Cup and organizer of the European Tea Show, the trade fair event aimed at tea enthusiasts and professionals. She lives in Milano, Italy.
