Tea For Dummies

Introduction 1

Part 1: Getting Started with Tea 5

Chapter 1: It's Time for Tea 7

Chapter 2: Tea for You, Tea for Me 13

Chapter 3: From Garden to Cup 25

Part 2: Talking about Different Types of Tea 39

Chapter 4: Black Tea 41

Chapter 5: Green Tea 53

Chapter 6: Oolong (Wulong) Tea 63

Chapter 7: White Tea 69

Chapter 8: Other Teas 75

Chapter 9: Herbal Teas 83

Chapter 10: Drinking Tea Like an Expert 91

Part 3: Getting Curious about Caffeine 113

Chapter 11: Caffeine: Tempest in a Teacup? 115

Chapter 12: Less Is Not Always More -- Decaffeinated Tea 133

Part 4: Spilling the Tea about Health Benefits 139

Chapter 13: Tea and Its Powerful Antioxidants 141

Chapter 14: Investigating the Health Benefits of Tea 149

Chapter 15: Investigating the Health Benefits of Herbal Tea 167

Part 5: My Cup of Tea -- Around the World 183

Chapter 16: Exploring Tea-Producing Regions of the World 185

Chapter 17: Embracing Age-Old Traditions and Ceremonies 195

Chapter 18: Insight into the Tea Industry 207

Part 6: Let's Have Tea -- In the Kitchen, at the Bar 217

Chapter 19: Cooking and Baking with Tea 219

Chapter 20: Tea and Food Pairing 249

Chapter 21: Tea Mixology 257

Part 7: The Part of Tens 285

Chapter 22: Ten Plus Things to Do with Tea That You Don't Like 287

Chapter 23: More Than Ten Myths about Tea 291

Glossary 297

Index 305