Jillian Norman

This is a very pretty little book, with some solid basic tea info and pictures. It is also so extremely and constantly clearly written by an English person who is real nostalgic for imperialism. It is very funny how immediately it becomes clear that any time the phrase "the public" is used, it exclusively refers to the middle- and upper-class English public. It is also genuinely kind of horrifying. So like. Can I recommend it? Not sure. Will I probably keep it to use as a quick reference text now and again? Yeah, I suspect so.… (mais)

THIS IS THE BEST BOOK EVER.
Okay.
THE BEST REFERENCE BOOK EVER!

Maybe it's because I have a major tomorrow, or maybe it's because I am actually interested in herbs and spices, but... I just read this book from cover to cover and helped my mom identify a couple of spices we have at home and a few awesome uses for them (Black cardamom? Yeah? Awesome Indian food awaits!)

This book is very, VERY, well researched, and quite accurate. You cannot go wrong by buying this, since it's also EXTREMELY BEAUTIFULLY DESIGNED. The photography, the indexing... *sigh*. It's just beautiful in every imaginable way.

Now, what's in it?

Herbs.
And.
Spices.

Everything. About. Herbs. AND. Spices.
How to store, how to grow, what parts to use... etc.
And pictures.
Pictures everywhere.
Pictures of everything.


Sheesh just buy it already.

… (mais)

Indeholder "Tebusken", "Teens behandling", "Tehandel, teblandinger", "Emballage", "Tedrikning", "Kinesiske sorte teer", "Kina - røget, grøn og oolong", "Indien", "Ceylon", "Japan", "Eksotiske teer", "Urteteer", "Teens historie", "Te og englænderne", "Te og danskerne", "Tepotter", "Opskrifter", "Register".

Lille sød bog og ikke ret meget indhold. Noget af det er så kort formuleret at det nærmest er forkert, fx beretningen om briternes start af tedyrkning i Indien.
Bogen er del af en serie: Køkkenets Lille Bibliotek, der også tæller "Kryddergrønt - i salatskålen", "Søde sager - til madlavning" og "Krydderier - fra tørrede rødder og frugter". Hele serien er formentligt lige undværlig.… (mais)