Tea [[electronic resource] ] : a global history / / Helen Saberi
(Visualizza in formato marc)
(Visualizza in BIBFRAME)
| Autore: |
Saberi Helen
|
| Titolo: |
Tea [[electronic resource] ] : a global history / / Helen Saberi
|
| Pubblicazione: | London, : Reaktion Books, 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (186 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 641.3372 |
| Soggetto topico: | Tea |
| Tea - History | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Tea Cover; Imprint page; Contents; Introduction; 1. What is Tea?; 2. China; 3. Japan, Korea and Taiwan; 4. Caravans and Mediterranean Shores; 5. Tea Comes to the West; 6. India, Sri Lanka and Indonesia; 7. Tea Today and Tomorrow; Recipes; Glossary; References; Select Bibliography; Websites and Associations; Acknowledgements; Photo Acknowledgements; Index |
| Sommario/riassunto: | From chai to oolong to sencha, tea is one of the world's most popular beverages. Perhaps that is because it is a unique and adaptable drink, consumed in many different varieties by cultures across the globe and in many different settings, from the intricate traditions of Japanese teahouses to the elegant tearooms of Britain to the verandas of the deep South. In Tea food historian Helen Saberi explores this rich and fascinating history. Saberi looks at the economic and social uses of tea, such as its use as a currency during the Tang Dynasty and 1913 creat |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Tea |
| ISBN: | 1-78539-227-1 |
| 1-283-13376-8 | |
| 9786613133762 | |
| 1-86189-892-4 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910461187903321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
| Opac: | Controlla la disponibilità qui |
Serie:
RB-Edible