Eat Tea: Savory and Sweet Dishes Flavored with the World's Most Versatile Ingredient [Hardcover]

Joanna Pruess (Author), John Harney (Author)

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Publication Date: December 1, 2001

Add an exciting and healthy new dimension to the flavor of food.

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Since nearly 3,000 B.C., tea has been recognized and imbibed by many cultures of the world for its capacity to sooth, restore, and refresh both body and mind. In Eat Tea, Joanna Pruess and John Harney harness the amazing power of these versatile leaves and take it from the teapot to the soup pot, frying pan, and mixing bowl to create dozens of elegant and easy-to-prepare dishes. Pruess, an award-winning cookbook author and consultant to the specialty food trade, and Harney, master tea blender and owner of the renowned Harney and Sons Fine Teas, introduce us to a whole new world of flavors as they creatively blend the spicy, smoky, herbal, and fruity tastes of tea into our favorite traditional and contemporary meals.Also here is a lesson on all types of tea, including black, green, oolong, and herbal tea, as well as John Harney's expertise on the correct way to brew tea, proper tea storage, and the "seven cardinal sins" that result in inferior tea drinking and cooking. This unique cookbook will change the way you think about seasoning food and add a new and exciting shelf to your spice cabinet. (8 1/4 x 8 1/4, 136 pages, color photos, recipes)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 136 pages
• Publisher: Lyons Press; 1st edition (December 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 158574350X
• ISBN-13: 978-1585743506
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 8.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #679,903 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars New menu ideas? Afraid NOT, August 12, 2010

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This review is from: Eat Tea: Savory and Sweet Dishes Flavored with the World's Most Versatile Ingredient (Hardcover)

I am a tea room owner, hoping this book would give me some new ideas for my menu. NOPE, way too much tea history and not enough MEAT.