Time for Tea
26 September 2008
Time: 7.00pm
Price: £12 (senior citizens and students £10) inc. tea and soft drinks
Time: 7.00pm
Price: £12 (senior citizens and students £10) inc. tea and soft drinks
Time for Tea
Tracing the history of tea and relationships with China and concluding with a tea tasting session.
The drinking of tea is such a part of our culture today, that it is difficult to imagine how rare and exotic it used to be. Early trade with China mostly focused on ceramics, fans, silks and lacquer ware. Tea was imported in small quantities, at a huge cost, but by the end of the eighteenth century,even the labourer in the fields would expect his cup of ‘cha’. Peter Brown explores the evolution of this phenomenon and concludes with a tea-tasting, courtesy of Taylors of Harrogate. The event is part of the 2008 York Food & Drink Festival.
Tickets and Information
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