The New Tea Companion: A Guide to Teas Throughout the WorldThe New Tea Companion is an essential guide to all the major tea-producing countries in the world. It contains the latest information on tea history, countries of origin, production methods, grading, tasting notes and more. This is the definitive reference book on tea. |
Contents
From China to the World | 6 |
The Production of Tea | 31 |
Leaf Grades | 48 |
Tea Blends | 52 |
How Tea is Traded | 57 |
Perfect Brewing | 64 |
The Directory | 76 |
China | 77 |
Kenya | 133 |
Malawi | 137 |
Nepal | 141 |
Sri Lanka | 145 |
Taiwan | 153 |
Other TeaProducing Countries | 158 |
TeaDrinking Around the World | 165 |
Useful Names and Addresses | 168 |
Other editions - View all
The New Tea Companion: A Guide to Teas Throughout the World Jane Pettigrew,Bruce Richardson (Tea blender) No preview available - 2008 |
The New Tea Companion: A Guide to Teas Throughout the World Jane Pettigrew,Bruce Richardson No preview available - 2015 |
Common terms and phrases
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