by Lydia Gautier, photographies by Jean-François Mallet, éd. Aubanel, september 2006

Tea is now considered as a terroir product, tasty and complex, requiring an introduction ...

This book, as a practical guide, introduces its histories, cultures and tastes around the five continents to learn to use it as a diverse, contemporary and everyday product.

• an historical frieze of 2000 years of tea history
• a presentation of the great terroirs on the five contienents
• some advices to well choose, store, prepare and serve the different tea varieties in different dishes alone or with friends
• 32 tea tasting cards
• some advices to manage to cultivate your own tea
• a notebook of 17 recipes using tea as a spice