Description
Over the past few years, tea has become hugely popular in France, in terms of both consumption and the interest it generates. Tea fans – newcomers and seasoned connoisseurs alike – are always looking to improve their knowledge.
This book tells you everything about tea in 160 illustrated lessons, arranged in chapters:
SELECTING AND PREPARING TEA
WHAT IS TEA?
THE WORLD'S TEA PLANTATIONS
THE FAMILIES OF TEA
PAIRING TEAS AND FOODS
COOKING WITH TEA
BECOMING A TEA SOMMELIER
The Tea Sommelier's Glossary
Index
Detailed Contents
This book offers a new approach that is highly informative yet straightforward, allowing readers to understand the world of tea, step by step. Every page is designed as a short freestanding illustrated lesson, each one dealing with a different subject.
Whether you have two minutes or an hour to spare, you will always learn something on opening this book. It is packed with useful information that is interesting, entertaining, specific and erudite, providing everything you need to become a tea sommelier – or almost.