A review by usualjellyfish
The Tea Book: All Things Tea by Nick Kilby, Louise Cheadle
3.0
I won a copy of this book in a Goodreads giveaway.
This book is a nice introduction to tea. It talks about the various types of tea and where they are grown, the process of manufacturing (and brewing) different teas, and about tea culture throughout the world. It includes a brief history of tea in different regions, and the end is full of interesting recipes to try out. None of the information is terribly in-depth so do not pick this book up expecting to become an expert in any particular aspect of tea, but it is a nice and light-hearted overview.
The best part about the book is the illustrations. It is a coffee-table sized book and it is chock-full of lovely and charming infographics and beautiful photographs. I found it to be very beautifully designed.
All in all it's a nice, relatively short read but there's not a lot of information that goes beyond the basics. It did leave me wanting to read something more in-depth about the history of the tea-trade, so I suppose that is a bonus! It would make a nice gift, and it looks handsome on a shelf.
This book is a nice introduction to tea. It talks about the various types of tea and where they are grown, the process of manufacturing (and brewing) different teas, and about tea culture throughout the world. It includes a brief history of tea in different regions, and the end is full of interesting recipes to try out. None of the information is terribly in-depth so do not pick this book up expecting to become an expert in any particular aspect of tea, but it is a nice and light-hearted overview.
The best part about the book is the illustrations. It is a coffee-table sized book and it is chock-full of lovely and charming infographics and beautiful photographs. I found it to be very beautifully designed.
All in all it's a nice, relatively short read but there's not a lot of information that goes beyond the basics. It did leave me wanting to read something more in-depth about the history of the tea-trade, so I suppose that is a bonus! It would make a nice gift, and it looks handsome on a shelf.