Time for Tea - An Essential Ingredient in Modern Life

Informationen zum Autor Michelle and Rob Comins, co-founders of Comins Tea, a family run direct-trade tea merchants, have spent the last 10 years travelling the world sourcing fine single-estate teas for their business. Often travelling to remote corners of the world in search of tea, their travels have led them to meet and share tea, experiences and stories with many fascinating tea professionals. Their award-winning tea houses in Dorset and Bath give them unique first-hand experience of the consumer-facing side of the tea. Winner of Bath Life Awards 2017 Best Café, they also supply independent retailers and restaurants around the UK with their finest tea. For more information, visit their website here: www.cominstea.com. Klappentext Taking the reader on a fascinating journey directly into the lives of those who plant, pluck and process tea; going beyond the standard story of leaf to cup; this book offers readers a unique first-hand insight into the culture, ceremony, opportunities and threats surrounding an ancient art. Beyond this, the book explores the key ingredients that separate a ¿good¿ from a ¿great¿ tea, covers ethical sourcing and shows how readers can translate and recreate tea ceremonies at home. Zusammenfassung Tales of the Tea Trade looks at the world of tea from a completely new perspective.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Michelle Comins, Rob Comins, Comins Rob
• Editore: Pavilion Books
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 25.04.2019
• EAN: 9781911595229
• ISBN: 978-1-911595-22-9
• Pagine: 208
• Dimensioni: 162 mm x 240 mm x 25 mm
• Categorie: Guide e manuali > Mangiare e bere > Bevande; Health & wholefood cookery, COOKING / Beverages / Coffee & Tea, COOKING / Essays & Narratives, Travel writing, COOKING / Beverages / Non-Alcoholic, General cookery & recipes, Health and wholefood cookery, Tea and coffee, Non-alcoholic beverages, Cultural studies: customs and traditions, The Arts: techniques and principles, Cultural studies: food and society, International trade and commerce, Traditional rituals and ceremonies, Traditional trades, crafts and skills