The New Tea Book: A Guide to Black, Green, Herbal and Chai TeasTea is hot and getting hotter. In the New Tea Book, no leaf is left unturned. Discover the wide variety of teas that are available and their myriad health benefits, as well as over 50 recipes for cooking with tea: beverages, savories, and delectable sweets. This strikingly photographed volume takes readers on a visual journey exploring the riches of black, green, oolong, and herbal teas, from the fragrant, full-bodied Assam to the spirited and spicy Yunnan. An exciting addition is the completely new Personal Spa section, introducing a host of aromatherapy touches for the home with recipes for tea bath sachets, eye pillows, beauty soaps, and potpourris. Finally, a list of resources gives information on where to find interesting tea blends and equipment, not to mention author Sara Perry's favorite international teahouses. Here's just the right cup o' tea. |
Contents
introduction | 9 |
the history and cultivation of tea | 11 |
choosing tea | 17 |
preparing tea | 43 |
serving tea | 55 |
beverages | 63 |
desserts | 87 |
savories | 95 |
resources | 115 |
general index | 117 |
table of equivalents | 118 |
Common terms and phrases
1/2 TEASPOON 1/3 cup dried aroma baking sheet beverage black tea boiling water bread butter caffeine cake cardamom chai tea CHAI TEA BLEND chamomile chilled China Chinese chocolate choosing tea cinnamon coffee cookies cream cheese Darjeeling delicate dough drink essential oil favorite fermentation flavor flowers Follow the recipe fresh leaves GARNISH ginger GREEN CHAI TEA green tea heat herbal tea herbal tea blend herbs iced tea infusion juice Lapsang Souchong leaf lemon curd Lightly spread lime milk milliliters minutes mixture oolong tea orange ounces of boiling plastic wrap polyphenols potpourri powder Preheat the oven Proceed as directed Remove rolled ROOM TEMPERATURE rounded teaspoon sachet salt sauce saucepan savories scallops scones simmering slices small bowl spice spoon Steep stir Store sun tea sweet tablespoon taste tea bags tea book tea drinkers tea eggs tea sandwich tea's teapot teaspoon TEASPOON GROUND teaspoons dried whipped cream whisk wire rack zest
Popular passages
Page 3 - Nourishing Blends for Daily Health and Vitality by Kathleen Brown and Jeanine Pollak • 20,000 Secrets of Tea: The Most Effective Ways to Benefit from Nature's Healing Herbs by Victoria Zak • Tea: Discovering, Exploring, Enjoying by Hattie Ellis FOR COFFEE LOVERS Coffee...