Mary Lou Heiss, Robert J. Heiss

The Tea Enthusiast's Handbook (eBook, ePUB)

A Guide to the World's Best Teas

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

AROUND THE WORLD IN A TEACUP Did you know that tea is the most widely consumed beverage on the planet after water? Or that all of the world's tea originates from only three varieties of a single plant? While a cup of tea may be a simple pleasure for most of us, there are a dizzying number of tastes from which to choose. And every tea, whether a delicately sweet green tea from Japan or a bracing, brisk Darjeeling black, tells a story in the cup about the land that nurtured it and the tea-making skills that transformed it. In this authoritative guide, veteran tea professionals Mary Lou and Robert J. Heiss provide decades of expertise on understanding tea and its origins, the many ways to buy tea, and how to explore and enjoy the six classes of tea (green, yellow, white, oolong, black, and Pu-erh). Additional advice on steeping the perfect cup and storing tea at home, alongside a gallery of more than thirty-fi ve individual teas with tasting notes and descriptions make The Tea Enthusiast's Handbook a singular source of both practical information and rich detail about this fascinating beverage.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed
• Seitenzahl: 208
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Januar 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781607743781
• Artikelnr.: 38416155

Autorenporträt

MARY LOU HEISS AND ROBERT J. HEISS have been premium tea retailers since 1974. They are adventurous tea trekkers and food and travel writers, and they also present popular educational tea workshops and tastings around the country. They are coauthors of The Story of Tea and Hot Drinks. When not traveling to source tea for their shop Tea Trekker, the Heisses make their home in western Massachusetts.

Inhaltsangabe

CONTENTS
Introduction: The Glorious World of Tea 1
 
Chapter One: Purchasing Tea 10
Chapter Two: Steeping the Perfect Cup 26
Chapter Three: The Six Classes of Tea 40
Green Tea 42
Yellow Tea 75
White Tea 82
Oolong Tea 92
Black Tea 118
Pu-erh Tea 150
 
Chapter Four: Tea Storage and Freshness 174
 
Glossary 182
Buyer’s Guide 191
Acknowledgments 195
Index 196