In Tea award-winning food writer. Hattie Ellis, leads you through the many different tastes, from the aromatic delicacy of single-estate Darjeelings to the brisk vigor of Assams, from the scented beauty of Chinese crafted varieties to the health-giving properties of green teas. Hattie also explains the finer points in making and serving the perfect cup, and essentials of buying, storing, and selecting the right equipment. Tempting recipes are included, from favorites like iced tea to exotic blends such as chai masala. And Hattie shows how to match tea with food and to use it as a flavoring in dishes, including Tea-smoked Chicken and Jasmine Tea Sorbet.
This book touched on some of the basics in relation to tea, but I found it’s offerings and explanations to be a bit weak. This book needed another 20 pages to round out some of the information that was mentioned, and definitely needed more information about the processing, transportation and shipping, and harvesting of various tea options.
Tea lovers, I recommend you look elsewhere for a more comprehensive tea book. This one barely checks off the basics.
Informative with more resources to check into, including a few fair trade ones (though I am sure there are more by now since this was published in 2002).