Why We Love Tea - Gabriella Lombardi

Why We Love Tea

Buch | Softcover
240 Seiten
2024
Mango Media (Verlag)
978-1-68481-381-0 (ISBN)
31,15 inkl. MwSt
From recipes and advice on tea-making to the history and significance of tea, this informative guide has something for every tea lover.
The Perfect Gift for Tea Lovers

From recipes and advice on tea-making to the history and significance of tea, this informative guide has something for every tea lover

Full of exclusive recipes, this is the perfect gift for the foodie in your life. Why We Love Tea goes beyond the art of tea into real advice on tea-making. A selection of unique recipes, along with advice on pairing tea and food, completes this gorgeous book—a must-have for any tea lover. 

Curious about the culture around drinking tea? Perfect for travel and history lovers, Why We Love Tea dives into the practice of  tea ceremony and meditation in different cultures. From the origins of tea to drinking etiquette in other parts of the world, this guide illuminates tea’s important historical role in our lives.

Inside, you’ll find:



A careful examination of 50 grand cru teas—including some of the best-known varieties available—with descriptions of appearance, color, smell, taste and specific brewing instructions
A selection of exclusive tea recipes, along with advice on what to eat with each tea
Illuminating full color photos of different types of tea, tea-making ceremonies, and methods of brewing tea



If you liked The World Atlas of Coffee, The Art of Tea, or Teaspiration, you’ll love Why We Love Tea.

Gabriella Lombardi is co-founder and president of Protea Academy, an association for the dissemination of tea culture. Gabriella works with passion and commitment to ensure that the values ​​and authentic knowledge relating to the world of tea are disseminated with coherence, transparency, professionalism, seriousness, and respect for all who work as professionals in this world. Protea Academy, exclusive partner in Italy and first in Europe of THAC (Tea and Herbal Association of Canada), is a non-profit organization affiliated with the Italian Culture and Sport Association (AICS) and full member of the International Tea Committee. Protea Academy is the national coordinator of the Tea Masters Cup and organizer of the European Tea Show, the trade fair event aimed at tea enthusiasts and professionals. She lives in Milano, Italy.

THE ORIGINS OF TEA


Ancient times and the earliest dynasties: the dawning of tea 

The Tang dynasty: birth of the tea culture

The Song dynasty: the height of the tea culture

The Ming dynasty: tea culture, and the return to simplicity 

The Qing dynasty: the popular dimension of tea

The dissemination of tea in Europe






THE TEA PLANT

Botanics, varieties, cultivation, harvests, and diffusion 

The chemistry of tea




The healing properties of tea




THE COLORS OF TEA

Color classification of tea

Quality assessment: tea classifications and terms




THE ART OF TEA MAKING

A comparison between European and Eastern infusions




HOW TO PREPARE AND DRINK A PROPER TEA - THE MAIN FACTORS

The importance of the water, water temperature, infusion on times, choice of accessories, quantity of tea, optimal storage method for tea

The importance of the water Water temperature

Infusion times

Choice of accessories Quantity of tea

Optimal storage method for tea

The Russian art of tea making: the Samovar 

The Moroccan art of tea making: mint tea Iced tea: preparation methods






PROFESSIONAL TEA TASTING



Equipment and assessment methods 

Tea scents

Comments on the appearance of leaves 

Comments on the color of leaves 

Comments on the scent

Comments on the color of the liquor 

Comments on the taste of the liquor




GREEN TEA - CHINA

HOW TO PREPARE CHINESE GREEN TEA

HOW TO USE A GAIWAN TEACUP

A BIT OF ETIQUETTE FOR TEA DRINKING IF YOU GO TO CHINA

ANJI BAI CHA

JADE COLUMN - YU ZHU

DONG TING BI LUO CHUN

HUANG SHAN MAO FENG

HUO SHAN HUANG YA

LIU AN GUA PIAN

JASMINE PEARL - JASMINE LONG ZHO LONG JING

GREEN LYCHEE

TAI PING HOU KUI

HOW TO PREPARE BLOOMING GREEN TEAS

LU MU DAN




GREEN TEA - JAPAN

HOW TO PREPARE JAPANESE GREEN TEA 

HOW TO USE THE KYUSU TEAPOT

BANCHA KAKEGAWA 

GENMAICHA 

GYOKURO HOUJICHA

KUKICHA

SENCHA KAGOSHIMA

CHA NO YU: THE ANCIENT JAPANESE ART OF TEA MAKING MATCHA




YELLOW TEA

HOW TO PREPARE YELLOW TEA

JUN SHAN YIN ZHEN

MENG DING HUANG YA (YELLOW YA)




WHITE TEA

HOW TO PREPARE WHITE TEA

BAI HAO YIN ZHEN BAI MU DAN RUHUNA SILVER TIPS




BLUE-GREEN OR WULONG TEA - CHINA

HOW TO PREPARE WULONG TEA 

SHORT LESSON IN GONG FU CHA

DA HONG PAO

FENG HUANG DAN CONG HUANG JIN GUI

SHUI XIAN - WATER SPRITE TIE GUAN YIN




BLUE-GREEN OR WULONG TEA - TAIWAN

BAO ZHONG

DONG DING

HIGH MOUNTAIN JIN XUAN (MILKY WULONG) ORIENTAL BEAUTY

BERGAMOT WULONG

OSMANTHUS WULONG




RED TEA

CHINESE RED TEA

HOW TO PREPARE RED TEA

LAPSANG SOUCHONG - ZHENG SHAN XIAO ZHONG QIMEN

GOLDEN YUNNAN

RED MAO FENG

INDIAN AND SRI LANKAN BLACK TEA

HOW TO PREPARE BLACK TEAS ENGLISH TEA

DARJEELING CASTLETON FTGFOP1 - SF

DARJEELING GOPALDHARA FTGFOP1 - FF

DARJEELING JUNGPANA FTGFOP1 - SF WONDER MUSCATEL 

DARJEELING MARGARET’S HOPE FTGFOP1 - FF

DARJEELING SEEYOK FTGFOP1 - FF

ASSAM HATTIALLI FTGFOP1 - SF

ASSAM BANASPATY FTGFOP1 - FF

NUWARA ELIYA HIGH GROWN

RUHUNA GOLDEN TIPS

UVA HIGH GROWN




FERMENTED (OR BLACK) TEA

HOW TO PREPARE FERMENTED TEA

PU’ER SHENG CHA - CAKE 

PU’ER SHU CHA - CAKE 

PU’ER STEMS - BRICK

FU CHA TOP GRADE - BRICK




PROCESSED TEAS

SCENTED, FLAVORED, AND BLOOMING TEAS




TEA TIME AND SERVING SUGGESTIONS

20 RECIPES BY CHEF GIOVANNI RUGGIERI

Erscheint lt. Verlag 10.10.2024
Zusatzinfo color photos throughout; 150 Illustrations, unspecified
Verlagsort FL
Sprache englisch
Themenwelt Sachbuch/Ratgeber Essen / Trinken Getränke
Geschichte Teilgebiete der Geschichte Kulturgeschichte
Sozialwissenschaften
ISBN-10 1-68481-381-6 / 1684813816
ISBN-13 978-1-68481-381-0 / 9781684813810
Zustand Neuware
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