Tea

The Drink That Changed the World
by Laura C. Martin  

Camellia sinensis, commonly known as tea, is grown in tea gardens and estates around the world. A simple beverage, served either hot or iced, tea has fascinated and driven us, calmed and awakened us, for well over two thousand years. In Tea, Laura Martin tells of the rich legends and history surrounding the spread of tea throughout Asia and the West, as well as its rise to the status of necessity in kitchens around the world. From the tea houses of China’s Tang Dynasty (618-907), to 14^th-century tea ceremonies in Korea’s Buddhist temples, to the tea plantations in Sri Lanka today, this book explores and illuminates tea and its intricate, compelling history.

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