The Tea Book - by Linda Gaylard (Hardcover)

About the Book

A guide to tea explores the blends, tastings, and ceremonies from around the world, presents the health benefits of the beverage, and provides recipes for different types of tea and foods and other drinks incorporating it.

Book Synopsis

The Tea Book helps you explore the blends, tastings, and ceremonies from around the world and create your own delicious tea traditions.

Where does tea come from? In The Tea Book learn where in the world tea is cultivated and how to drink each variety at its best, with steeping notes and step-by-step recipes.

The Tea Book is your world tour of the art of tea. Visit tea plantations from India to Kenya and explore maps of the world's most important growing regions. Learn to recognize tea-leaf varietals and spot the best types from each region. Recreate a Japanese tea ceremony with a guide to storied traditions and practical implements. Discover the health benefits of green tea. Craft the perfect Chai tea. Try a tasting course to cultivate your sense of tea color, aroma, and taste. Explore the spectrum of herbal, plant, and fruit infusions. The Tea Book covers it all, including history, tradition, and 75 classic and contemporary recipes to steep and share.

About the Author

Linda Gaylard is a certified tea sommelier and the author of The Tea Book. She was educated at George Brown College, with certification by the Tea Association of Canada. You can learn more about Gaylard at theteastylist.com.