The Tea Book by Linda Gaylard

The Tea Book Reviews

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  James

  One of a series of books I've received on my new favorite hobby of tea collecting. This one is pretty surface and general but gave a good overview of both the history and types of teas and tisanes as well as many recipes. Best of all, lots of pictures which pretty much just makes me want to go out and buy ALL of the teas!
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  Jennifer Kirkwood (Levac)

  I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. You can view the original review on
  Genuine Jenn
  
  This is a great book for any tea lover or someone wanting to learn more about tea! It has been beautifully written by the author Linda Gaylard, divided into sections with great photos throughout! There really is a science behind really great tea and the author breaks down everything you would want to know about ALL kinds of teas. The history of tea, tea cups from around the world, each country facts, timeline, favourite teas etc. The different ways tea can help our bodies and the difference between loose leaf and bagged tea. So much information through this book. I love that you can easily pick up this book and read anywhere within, it isn't a book that needs to be read from cover to cover. It is a great coffee table book. I have always wondered about the process of growing, harvesting, the plantation to teapot and this book lays it out super simple and easy to understand.
  
  To finish off this great tea lovers book is 75 recipes! Everything from Honey Lemon Matcha, Iced Tea, Hazelnut Plum Delight to Iron Goddess Vodka and Kombucha! So many teas to choose from it really is hard to know which to try next.
  
  I give this a 5 out of 5 stars! A Tea Lovers Heaven! A great Gift Idea!
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  Levas

  That's a nice book, suitable to be put on your table for guests to open random page, read few facts and close. It briefly describes teas, history, what does what, what countries export what etc., and that's basically a collection of facts with some nice pictures to go. If there's depth about tea you are looking for, then this is not the book to get. Apart from that it's fun and easy and I already know few new things about tea and how to make it!
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  Zorana

  Očavarajuća, osvežavajuća knjiga o čaju!!! Preporuka za sve ljubitelje knjige i čaja u ove hladne dane. Ja sam je gustirala uz Lady Gray, a vi već prema svom ukusu.
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  Lili

  Book time! I have been voraciously reading, it is the time of year where I go deep into the books and tend not to come out again until spring. Today's book is The Tea Book by Linda Gaylard and by one of my favorite publishers, DK. See, DK has a tendency to publish really pretty books, their book on Gemstones is still a classic favorite, but this is about tea and not rocks. From the moment I cracked open the book I was impressed with the visuals, it is beautiful!
  
  But looks alone do not make a book (unless it was a photo book, of course) so how is the substance? First off I will say, I think I found THE perfect book for people new to tea and with a voracious appetite for knowledge. This covers so many of the basics, but instead of stopping there it delves deep into various cultures, history, and regions. I was pleased to see coverage on Korean tea and their tea culture, along with Vietnam and Kenya, and not just the typical China, Japan, India, and Sri Lanka.
  
  There is a large section on recipes, but it is not the more trendy cooking with teas but different drinks using tea. Frankly most of them look so delicious, I plan on breaking a few of them out for events when I have to serve tea to a bunch of people. So many delicious looking recipes, plus a method for making popping spheres meaning an upgrade to bubble teas.
  
  Along with lots of juicy information about tea and recipes, there is a section on herbal teas/tisanes. I had mixed feelings on this, on the one hand it was very valuable information (the wheel of healing was my favorite) and herbal teas are definitely a big part of the tea world, but on the other hand this is space that could have been filled with more info about tea!
  
  At times I wish this book would have delved deeper into various topics, mostly because I really enjoy Linda's writing style (I have been following her blog for a while, good reading there!) and would have loved to have seen more of it combined with DK's signature bombastic visuals. I find myself daydreaming about a book of this style devoted entirely to Yunnan's tea culture or Vietnamese tea. Again, I really cannot stress how I think everyone interested in tea should buy this book, even though a lot of the information presented was a refresher for me, I loved reading it because it is so well written and enjoyable.
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  Truong Dao

  This book is great, providing a great deal of information about tea. You can learn about tea cultures, its history and tea-related recipes from this book.
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  Ghe

  Great book for an introduction into the tea world.
  Great visuals, nicely explained, brief history. I consider it perfect for when you know close to nothing regarding tea and you would like to go besides the "teabag tea" in your everyday life.
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  Heartz

  I absolutely loved this book! It is packed with all the information you need about tea - the history, different types, production, and preparation al around the world. It also goes into detail on tisanes and the health benefits of many different herbs, roots and plants. The end is packed with so many different recipes. What a resource!
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  Bob

  Nice book, as with the other one in my list, I would consider owning this one. I might in fact prefer to own this one first. It suffers from some of the same problem of stopping on details too soon, but the recipe section has the virtue of focusing a bit more on various tea drinks, and less on foods using tea or surrounding tea. I found the history sections of both books to be just a bit dull, other than to the degree that they illuminate the choices of tea that are currently available. I honestly don't care when tea became popular in Britain, and I honestly don't really care to that great a degree which countries consume the most. I want to know about the tea itself, and how to identify resources for finding the best tea.
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  Katie

  This is an amazing little book! I read this between shifts at work so it's not a huge commitment but after reading this I feel closely acquainted with my every day cup of tea. I loved how the information was presented, there's something in here for everyone from recipes to history and culture to tastes and flavors. It's a really comprehensive and complete experience to getting to know what's in dat cup
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  Clark

  I rarely give out a 5star rating but this book deserves it. I learned so much from this book. I already had learned about many of the tea cultures around the world but this book gave more specifics and illustrated so well with great color photographs. Big thumbs up!
  P.S. Have your teapot handy because reading this book will drive you to make some tea.
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  Mariann

  
  http://www.hyperebaaktiivne.ee/2018/0...
  
  20. Raamat, mille sa tood 2017. aastast kaasa, st alustad detsembris ja lõpetad jaanuaris. Alustasin 11. detsembril Linda Gaylardi raamatuga "TEE. Omadused. Tõmmised. Rituaalid. Retseptid.", mis ei ole raamat, mida kiirelt endasse ahmida, sest huvitavat infot, mida talletada on palju. Seetõttu lõpetasingi alles 16. jaanuaril.
  
  Linda Gaylard on teesommeljee, kes tutvustab inimestele laia maailma, mis peitub teepaki taga. Huvi tee vastu tekkis tal tasapisi pakitee kõrval puruteega tutvumisest. Tema raamat võtab kaasa seiklusele teemaailma, alates taime ajaloost ja erinevate teede tootmisest, lõpetades erinevate teekultuuride ja hunniku huvitavate retseptidega. Raamat paelub oma visuaalse materjali hulgaga: fotod, illustratsioonid, värvilised skeemid, maakaardid. Lisaks klassikalisele teele on juttu ka taimeteedest ja muudest huvitavatest teejookidest nagu kombucha ja mullitee. Põnev lisand on teed kasvatavate maade eripärade tutvustamine. Näiteks eriti huvitav rahvuslik jook, soolane jakivõitee on Tiibetis. Suurim osakaal maailma teetodangus on Hiinal, Indial ja Keenial. Jaapani, kus teeajalugu ulatub 12. sajandisse, osakaal on vaid 1,9%.
  
  Olen enda arvates päris suur teesõber, sest olen ikka reisidelt erinevaid teesid kaasa toonud. Leian, et põnevaid maitseid võivad pakkuda ka pakiteed. Leidsin viimati Soomestki uue lemmiku - nelja erinevat pakiteed sisaldava komplekti nimega Vihreä aarre ehk siis Roheline aare. Õhtuti, kui rohkem aega, sirutan käe puruteede poole. Enne raamatu lugemist ei olnud ma endale siiski teadvustanud, kui palju erinevaid teesid maailmas tegelikult on. Kuuest peamisest tüübist (must, roheline, valge, oolong, kollane, Pu-erh) teadsin ainult nelja. Muidugi tahan nüüd neid kaht viimast proovida.
  
  Lisaks avanesid mu silmad teeturismile, sest igas teekasvatuspiirkonnas on oma eripärad ja maitsenüansid, mis sealsetele teedele on omased. Tekkis kange soov igale poole rännata, teeistandusi näha ja kõrge kvaliteediga teesid proovida. Siiani olen alati eelistanud maitsestatud teid, kuid põnev oleks proovida just neid erinevaid puhtaid. Teekultuuridest pakkus mulle väga huvi maroko oma, millest ma varem kuulnud ei olnud. Silmailu pakkusid ka sealsed teeklaasid. Selline komplekti oleks palju ägedam kui portselanserviis.
  
  Mahuka osa raamatust hõlmab lõpus olev retseptikogumik, kust leiab muuhulgas nii smuutisid kui ka alkohoolseid kokteile. Minu arvates oleks see osa võinud olla lühem, sest enamik retsepte sisaldab eksootilisi koostisaineid, mida niisama kodus ei leidu ja kahtlen, kas osa neist meie kaubandusvõrgust üldse leiab. Mõned näited on: litši, kadakamarjad, liivpirn, kumkvaat, pühvlipiim. Õnneks leidsin ühe retsepti, mis tundub tehtav ja võimalusel proovin kindlasti. Selles sisalduvad pirn, goji marjad ning tee nimega Yunnan Green Snail.
  
  "TEE. Omadused. Tõmmised. Rituaalid. Retseptid." sobib lugemiseks kõigile, kellel on vähimgi huvi tee vastu, aga miks mitte proovida raamatu abil ka teistes huvi tekitada. See on hea raamat, mida hoida laual, et aeg-ajalt sirvida või jätta see võimalus igavlevatele külalistele. Igalt lehelt leiab midagi huvitavat, mida kõrva taha panna. Lisaks on tegu ilusa ja kvaliteetse raamatuga.
  
  Aitäh, Varrak, raamatu eest!
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  Bookworm

  So, if you've ever wanted to know much or anything about tea, then this would be a book for you. Gaylord outlines what tea is, the history of tea, the process of making tea, the different types of tea, tea customs, tea recipes, and more. If you're looking for a good overview about tea, this would be it.
  
  Luckily it's not a dry and boring retelling of the history of tea but rather just a basic overview with lots of pictures, graphics, maps, etc. You can learn about the history of tea to the anatomy of a tea plant to things like tea ceremonies plus try some yummy recipes. There's not a lot here that is perhaps shocking or new but it's a nice book to look at.
  
  Not much else to say. I liked it a lot and think it would be a nice gift for the right person. However, if you have lots of experience and/or knowledge of tea then this might not be something of interest to you. Might make a good coffee table book, though.
  
  Library borrow was right for me.
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  Tod Davis

  I got transfixed on this book for an entire weekend. I took notes and documented my learnings like a textbook study. It was consistent with BK books in that it was beautifully published with amazing pictures and a beautiful layout. Lots of fundamental information about the tea plant varieties, tea varieties, history, culture and a brief overview of each country's tea production and regions. None of which was discussed in depth, but each discussed in an interesting overview. Perfect for someone like me with little knowledge and a lot of interest. It definitely whetted my appetite and sent me searching for more in depth information online.
  
  As a digital book, it wasn't the greatest on Google Read. No flowing text and the color was converted to B&W in an ungraceful fashion. I ended up reading it on a computer with each page presenting similar to a .pdf. On a computer the color and graphics were great.
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  Kimberly Purcell

  The photos are beautiful and pretty to look at just on their own. The info of what tea comes from which country was done in small snippets which made it much easier to digest (no pun intended). The map graphics were very concise with the locations and the name of those locations.
  
  There is a generous section at the end of this book with recipes that are actually quite doable. I didn't read each one but picked out a few I plan on trying out.
  
  The author has done a wonderful job compiling this information. She shares more than where teas are from but how they are made/produced, the history of the area's tea and its trade and how to make and store your teas. The photos of the steps of different tea ceremonies was interesting. Again, the photos in this book are awesome and I could see this book very easily being a coffee table book.
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  Roberta Biallas

  With all the Tea Shop Mysteries I've been reading lately, I was very interested in some of the background behind tea and was surprised to find that I've actually been making it WRONG all this time!
  
  The Tea Book is a Dorling Kindersly (DK) book and you can really never go wrong with those. When I'm looking for non-fiction books, I default to DK books. They're well-written, have very good illustrations and a nice balance of text to photographs.
  
  If there was anything that I was a bit disappointed about with 'The Tea Book' was that all the recipes were drink recipes and not too much (if any) actually cooking with Tea. I guess I'll just have to keep getting those recipes from the back of the Tea Shop Mystery Books.
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  Sanita Kacuba

  I rarely drink coffee, wherefore a growing interest in tea was quite logical. This is great material on tea growing practices, usage, traditions and even provide exciting recipes, and can be used as a practical encyclopedia for most of tea loving folks. The only con - I constantly got the feeling that the author prefers green tea so other types are neglected a bit. Would love some more info on black teas and the most popular herbal ones like rooibos and mate. So, if you dislike the green tea, you will probably find the book not suited for your needs.
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  Dany Vicente

  A lovely book. For me who just wanted to dive more in the world of tea and tisanes, this book was a very delightful reading. The book is very complete including the history of tea, how to prepare tea and the different kinds of ways Camellia sinensis is prepared around the world. It includes also a chapter that focus only in tisanes and another in recipes. More, this book is full of illustrations which help to visualize the concepts and make the reading experience more entertaining and enjoyable.
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  Vfields Don't touch my happy!

  I was asked to help put together a basket of teas and what-nots as gifts for a large wedding party. You know me I have to get a book to make sure we were buying the right teas. The long and short of it is, this was a beautiful book and I honestly learned a lot about tea without being hit over the head. What more could you ask for?
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  Taraya

  There’s such a thing as a tea sommelier program!!! Hmmm...if only being a full time student paid the bills.
  
  A phenomenal book with so much information. So many teas and growing areas and history. And the recipes! I can’t wait to start making my own tea blends and infusions and pair with future book readings.
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  Megan

  Whether you are a hardcore tea purist or just a casual drinker (like me), you can enjoy this book. It has great pictures and interesting information to expand your tea knowledge but my favorite is all the wonderful information and great pictures to help you learn about the tea practices around the world.
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  Jordan

  I enjoyed this book - it is very informative especially in the beginning about different types of tea, their production, flavors, etc. I also enjoyed how it shared different countries' relationships and traditions around tea. I didn't find it to be the most engaging writing but definitely informative. It also includes a large section of tea/tisane recipes at the end!
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  Leanna Keith

  A lovely little tabletop book with some seriously gorgeous photos. Definitely not the most in-depth book about tea out there, but I did learn a thing or two! I particularly enjoyed the sections about tea production in different parts of the world, as well as tea preparation rituals and styles from different cultures. I'm excited to try out some of the recipes in the back of the book as well!
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  Magpie

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  Meryl 2018
  Absolutely loved this book filled to the brim with history, data and recipes
  The usual DK high standard of design and manufacturing, the book is beautiful to hold and read
  Would make a gorgeous gift for one very lucky tea drinker ☕️☕️🍶
  5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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  Tara

  Wonderful book with loads of interesting information. In the Thailand or recipe section, Thai tea wasn’t mentioned, which seemed like a missed opportunity for one of the best. Still a worthy read for the tea enthusiast.
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  Ronah

  A good introductory book if you want to know your tea better! From it's cultivation, a quick history, how it's enjoyed around fhe world and also the tea and tasine recipes. Like tea, this book is definitely relaxin too with it's aesthetically pleasing graphics without sacrificing info.
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  Milos Radosavljevic

  Written in the classical DK style book of explaining a subject it covers all the basic terms, history and making of tea. At the end of the book are a bunch of recipes for tea, tea based drinks and cocktails.
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  Thang Pham

  very throughout and instructive book about tea. The scientific explanation, the visual format and geographic/historic information are verry well put. Know your tea and treat it well, appreciate little things may give you the inner peace