{"product_id":"teatimes-helen-saberi-9781780239286","title":"Teatimes: A World Tour","description":"In \u003ci\u003eTeatimes\u003c\/i\u003e, food historian Helen Saberi takes us on a stimulating journey beyond the fine porcelain, doilies, crumpets, and jam into the fascinating and diverse history of tea drinking. From elegant afternoon teas, hearty high teas, and cricket and tennis teas, to funeral teas, cream teas, and many more, Saberi investigates the whole panoply of teatime rituals and ephemera--including tea gardens, tea dances, tea gowns, and tearooms. We are invited to spend time in the sophisticated \u003ci\u003esalons de th \u003c\/i\u003e of Paris and the cozy tearooms of the United States; to enjoy the teatime traditions of Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa, where housewives prided themselves on their \"well-filled tins\"; to sit in on the tea parties of the Raj and Irani cafes in India; to savor teatimes along the Silk Road, where the \u003ci\u003esamovar\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003echaikhana \u003c\/i\u003ereign supreme; and to delight in the tasty \u003ci\u003edim sum \u003c\/i\u003eof China and the intricate tradition of \u003ci\u003echa kaiseki\u003c\/i\u003e in Japan. Steeped in evocative illustrations and recipes from around the world, \u003ci\u003eTeatimes\u003c\/i\u003e shows how tea drinking has become a global obsession, from American iced tea and Taiwanese bubble tea to the now-classic English afternoon tea. Pinkies up\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Helen Saberi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1780239289\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781780239286\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Reaktion Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/15\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.33lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.90h x 7.50w x 1.00d","brand":"Helen Saberi","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43984272294143,"sku":"9781780239286","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_721164d6-769c-4ce9-8cc8-63eb6611eee1.jpg?v=1683271438","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/teatimes-helen-saberi-9781780239286","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}