Books and talks on tea and coffee
Tea: how tradition stood in the way of the perfect cup
There are many books which have delightful stories, pretty pictures and illustrations of customs relating to tea going back hundreds of years. Many of these books have recipes involving which cakes and sandwiches to eat with the tea. Very few of these books have any information based on scientific experiment. Practically every statement in these books is either a historical cultural fact or an opinion. The book “Tradition stood in the way of the perfect cup” analyses the cultural traditions and opinions relating to tea. It is based on observation of what happens in the cup with various brewing methods and shows how these observations are supported by scientific experiment. This book is a must read if you are a serious tea drinker.
Coffee floats, tea sinks
Coffee floats, tea sinks is considered to be one of the best books ever written on the evolution of technology and ideas for tea and coffee preparation. It is one of the few books about tea and coffee that actually quotes end notes and sources. One of the best books available for coffee roasters who want an understanding of what is happening in the brewing and roasting process.
Coffee sex and health
This book is an examination of the antipathy to coffee and tea from their earliest days. It shows the direct connection between the amazing opionions of those people who used non-scientific results to justify their opposition to caffeine, tea and coffee. It shows for the first time the direct line of thought from Samual Hahnemann and his ideas about homeopathy which were scientifically unfounded through the Mormons and Seventh Day Adventists and their European counterparts to the development of decaffeinated coffee.
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