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Tea:The Drink That Changed the World Tea The Drink That Changed the World by Laura C. Martin Tuttle Publishing Tokyo •Rutland,Vermont •Singapore Please note:This book does not provide medical advice and its recommendations are not substitutes for medical care. The teas, tisanes, and infusions presented in this book are safe and healthy for most indi- viduals. However, new or unusual foods and drinks may cause adverse reactions in some individuals. Ifyou have any questions about potential food allergies or other adverse effects, you should consult your physician. Published by Tuttle Publishing, an imprint ofPeriplus Editions (HK) Ltd., with editorial offices at 364Innovation Drive, North Clarendon, Vermont 05759U.S.A. Copyright © 2007Laura C. Martin All rights reserved. No part ofthis publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without prior written permission from the publisher. Many ofthe decorative illustrations in this book are from the classic All About TeabyWilliam H. Ukers, which was published in 1935by the Tea and Coffee Trade Journal Company. www.teaandcoffee.net library of congress cataloging-in-publication data Martin, Laura C. Tea : the drink that changed the world / Laura C. Martin. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references. isbn-13: 978-0-8048-3724-8(hardcover) isbn-10: 0-8048-3724-4(hardcover) 1. Tea—History. 2. Tea—Social aspects. I. Title. gt2905.m36 2007 394.1'2—dc22 2006037833 isbn-13: 978-0-8048-3724-8 isbn-10: 0-8048-3724-4 distributed by North America, Latin America & Europe Tuttle Publishing, 364Innovation Drive, North Clarendon, VT 05759-9436U.S.A. Tel: 1(802) 773-8930 Fax: 1(802) 773-6993 [email protected] www.tuttlepublishing.com Japan Tuttle Publishing, Yaekari Building, 3rd Floor, 5-4-12Osaki, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141 0032 Tel: (81) 3 5437-0171 Fax: (81) 3 5437-0755 [email protected] Asia Pacific Berkeley Books Pte. Ltd., 61 Tai Seng Avenue#02-12, Singapore 534167 Tel: (65) 6280-1330 Fax: (65) 6280-6290 [email protected] www.periplus.com Indonesia PT Java Books Indonesia, Kawasan Industri Pulogadung, JI. Rawa Gelam IV No. 9, Jakarta 13930 Tel: (62) 21 4682-1088 Fax: (62) 21 461-0207 [email protected] First edition 11 10 09 08 07 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 Printed in the United States ofAmerica TUTTLE PUBLISHING®is a registered trademark ofTuttle Publishing, a division ofPeriplus Editions (HK) Ltd. This book is dedicated in loving memory to my parents, Ken Coogle, 1907–2005,and Lois Coogle, 1915–2006, who both had an insatiable thirst for knowledge. CONTENTS introduction 1 11 From Shrub to Cup: An Overview 7 12 History and Legend 23 13 Tea in Ancient China and Korea 37 14 Tea in Ancient Japan 61 15 The Japanese Tea Ceremony 83 16 Tea in the Ming Dynasty 97 17 Tea Spreads Throughout the World 113 18 The British in India, China, and Ceylon 141 19 Tea in England and the United States 175 10 Today and Tomorrow 193 appendices tea-growing countries 203 the professionals’ terms for describing tea 211 choice teas from around the world 214 tisanes, or herbal“teas” 221 tea with food 230 best times of day for sipping various teas 231 how to brew a perfect cup of tea 233 cooking with tea: the possibilities 236 tea and health 237 useful web sites 241 selected bibliography 243
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