Wild Tea
Brew your own teas and infusions from home-grown and foraged ingredients
Published on 17. February 2022
Book
Hardback
176 pages
978-1-914317-27-9 (ISBN)
Description
Discover the incredible uses of 40 of the best home-grown and foraged ingredients as the Two Thirsty Gardeners guide you through their original brew-it-yourself recipes.
Wild Tea presents easy-to-follow recipes that teach you how to collect naturally sourced ingredients - including berries, roots, seeds, leaves and flowers - for brewing your own blends and special infusions, from classic night-time and hangover teas, to chai latte and Moroccan mint, to specialist barley tea, bubble tea and even dandelion coffee. There is also a 'best of the rest' section with more unique ingredients that can be used for drinks, such as ginger, cinnamon, pomegranate, orange and valerian. Whether you are a gardener, cook or crafter, Wild Tea is the perfect guide to allow you to take your health and wellness into your own garden and create specialized brews at home.
Wild Tea presents easy-to-follow recipes that teach you how to collect naturally sourced ingredients - including berries, roots, seeds, leaves and flowers - for brewing your own blends and special infusions, from classic night-time and hangover teas, to chai latte and Moroccan mint, to specialist barley tea, bubble tea and even dandelion coffee. There is also a 'best of the rest' section with more unique ingredients that can be used for drinks, such as ginger, cinnamon, pomegranate, orange and valerian. Whether you are a gardener, cook or crafter, Wild Tea is the perfect guide to allow you to take your health and wellness into your own garden and create specialized brews at home.
Reviews / Votes
'A wonderful book, beautifully produced and clearly laid out, covering everything you need to know in fine detail. Nothing has been overlooked - the Two Thirsty Gardeners have raided nature's tea chest and come up with the best free round you'll ever enjoy!' -- Matthew Biggs, broadcaster and Gardeners' Question Time panellist 'Expertly written with warm humour throughout. Wild Tea is well researched and goes into much more detail than other books of its kind. A must for any forager, gardener or would-be herbalist' -- Dave Hamilton, foraging expert and authorMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Headline Publishing Group
Product notice
Trade binding
Illustrations
illus
Dimensions
Height: 249 mm
Width: 191 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
734 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-914317-27-9 (9781914317279)
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Other editions
New editions
Nick Moyle | Richard Hood
Wild Tea
Brew your own teas and infusions from home-grown and foraged ingredients
Book
03/2021
Welbeck
€41.03
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Previous edition
Nick Moyle | Richard Hood
Wild Tea
Brew your own teas and infusions from home-grown and foraged ingredients
Book
03/2021
Welbeck
€41.03
Article exhausted; check different version
Persons
Nick Moyle and Richard Hood are founders of the award-winning website www.twothirstygardeners.co.uk, which chronicles their adventures turning what they grow and forage into drinks. The authors of the craft-beer book Brew It Yourself, sold in ten languages, they write for UK magazines and journals, have appeared on national TV (The Alan Titchmarsh Show and Countryfile) and are regulars on the events circuit.
Content
Foreword * What is Wild Tea? * Brewing Basics * Drying Ingredients * What to Grow * Rules of Foraging * Proper Tea * A Tea Spotter's Guide * Milks * Top 40 Ingredients * Best of the Rest * Blends * Special Teas, Coffees and Other Concoctions.