{"product_id":"dictionnaire-amoureux-du-the","title":"Dictionnaire amoureux du thé","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA book for those who are passionate about tea\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the peaks of Peru to the Azores, from Japan's gardens to China's most remote corners, passing through Malawi and Nepal, Ingrid Astier and François-Xavier Delmas chart the journey of tea. From spicy Indian chai to the most elusive and precious crus, they traverse continents and seasons, bringing landscapes, customs and methods to vivid life. This volume celebrates the spirit of discovery and connection, honors noble bitterness and inquisitiveness, and unlocks the complete richness of Camellia sinensis.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThrough this dictionary, tea breaks free from the teapot and gives voice to mists and vapours, yet also to chefs, perfumers, potters and artists. From the radiance of matcha's brilliant green to the forest undertones of dark brews, from tea taken with milk to the scarcity of a Long Jing or that most secretive treasure, a tea oxidized within hollowed guavas, scalding tea, iced tea: awaken your senses to infinite variety… A beverage of tasting, of feeling, of solitude or of gathering, it comes wrapped in reverie that extends to its vessels. Quiet, it speaks volumes. Tea engages body, heart and mind. With or without a madeleine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA dictionary for wanderers and visionaries, for connoisseurs and devotees. A book for bedside reading and for trails, boundless and unclassifiable, like tea itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe authors\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIngrid Astier launched her writing career with the Prix du Jeune Écrivain and participated in Alain Rey's Dictionnaire culturel en langue française. By recommendation of the Académie française, the Institut de France honored her in 2021 with the Prix Huré-Bastendorff recognizing her complete body of work. Gallimard's Série noire published her from her debut novel onwards, Quai des enfers (recipient of the Grand Prix Paul-Féval from the Société des gens de lettres). Sensory experience animates her work, spanning titles from Cuisine inspirée, l'audace française to La Bibliothèque des senteurs. She contributes illustrations to publications including Zadig magazine and books such as L'Art de nourrir.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFounder of Palais des Thés and Tea Researcher, François-Xavier Delmas stands among the world's leading authorities on this subject. A restless traveler of the globe, for nearly forty years he has visited the plantations of every continent in pursuit of exceptional teas. In 1999, driven to share his knowledge widely, he established L'École du thé alongside Mathias Minet, a center dedicated to tea education, tasting instruction and tea sommellerie training. Since 2010, he has documented his journeys through his blog and the podcast Un thé, un voyage.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Palais des Thés Schweiz","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58204516221312,"sku":"500047","price":34.0,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0985\/3934\/0160\/files\/500047_836ebe48-7cd7-419e-a881-9239bd62faab.jpg?v=1780535602","url":"https:\/\/palaisdesthes.ch\/en\/products\/dictionnaire-amoureux-du-the","provider":"Palais des Thés Schweiz","version":"1.0","type":"link"}