Tea: The Drink That Changed the World

Features

• Cover Type: Hard Cover with 247 pages
• Published by: Charles E Tuttle Co May 15, 2007
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0804837244
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0804837248
• Book Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.4 x 1.1 inches
• Weighs: 12 ounces

Product Review
Tea: The Drink That Changed the World is an engaging and offbeat exploration of the rise of tea around the world. --Tea: A Magazine

It's this unveiling of both the sordid and sublime elements of tea's evolution that make the book such a fantastically riveting read - one served best with a bottomless cup of your most beloved blend. --Modern Grocer

Product Description
Camellia sinensis, commonly known as tea, is grown in tea gardens and estates around the world. A simple beverage, served either hot or iced, tea has fascinated and driven us, calmed and awoken us, for well over two thousand years.

Tea: The Drink that Changed the World tells of the rich legends and history surrounding the spread of tea throughout Asia and the West, as well as its rise to the status of necessity in kitchens around the world. From the tea houses of China's Tang Dynasty (618-907), to fourteenth century tea ceremonies in Korea's Buddhist temples' to the tea plantations in Sri Lanka today, this book explores and illuminates tea and its intricate, compelling history.

Reader Reviews
If you're new to the topic of tea than Tea: The Drink that Changed the World by Laura Martin is the book for you. Beyond the expected coverage of how tea is consumed around the world the book includes a terrific load of basic information on the plant itself, how it is cultivated, managed, and harvested. I'm well aware of the role tea has had in western history, especially in England and the U.S. I found the author's treatment of the role tea plays in virtually every major culture around the world very interesting. While not a long book, the coverage appears to me to be complete. I found the rather extensive appendices at the end of the book to be particularly helpful. Tea and Health, Tea with Food, and Choice Teas from Around the World were very informative. This book is loaded with great information.