num_pages: 164
description: 'Tea' is the world's most consumed drink apart from water and leaf tea is becoming more popular and the quality of the leaf is important to the final cup quality. Tea is explained from the origin of the name, the specific plant involved and how and why the appealing taste is created. This book will inform tea drinkers of the origin of tea from and the millenia of evolution, plant domestication and manufacturing techniques that have gone into making a good cup of tea, with the intention of raising the curiosity of leaf tea turning this unique beverage into a passion not a commodity. The plant is explained and how, through its evolutionary development to present day manufacture of tea, the taste is developed. The manufacture of tea and the plant botany are explored and the methods of preparing and enjoying tea. Much of the plant development and science is based on recent research and the usual myths about tea's origins are debunked. The science behind the beverage is explained for the world's favourite drink for both those new to leaf tea and those who want to know a little bit more. Finally advice is given on how to buy tea and from where to achieve the best reliable teas. This book challenges ideas on the origins of tea.
language: English
title: Tea, Leaf to Cup
publisher: Amazon Digital Services