Tea

Helen Saberi is a London-based food historian and writer. She is the author of a number of books on food, including Noshe Djan: Afghan Food and Cookery (2000), The Road to Vindaloo: Curry Cooks and Curry Books (2008), co-authored with David Burnett, and Tea: A Global History (2010) in Reaktion’s Edible series.

"The Edible series of books, with titles such as Tea, Sandwich, Soup and others, are full of fascinating facts but are almost small enough to squeeze into a Christmas stocking." - Delicious"The story of tea, as Saberi chooses to tell it, is as much to do with travel as with history . . . Reading this book brought back so many memories . . . What madeleines did for Proust, tea does for me. And so does this delightful book." - Sue Arnold, Asian Affairs"a charming, erudite little book" - Oxford Times"as the subtitle of this handy, informative little volume indicates, tea is enjoyed the world over and ranks, globally,as the second-most-popular beverage after water." - Booklist"a highly readable, engaging book, one best enjoyed while sipping a cup of tea oneself." - InMamasKitchen