Argentine Gourmet Tea

Book excerpt: We can affirm that the reader will have in his hands an original and different book, based in an anthropological investigation, where the author Horacio Bustos makes an analysis comprehensive study on gourmet tea in Argentina in recent years, relating the customs and practices of consumers, as well as the changes and transformations of their preferences, both of these new consumers and of tea producers. This research, which he took ten years, was designed taking into account the origin of the millennial tea plant, the modalities of preparation culturally and historically used and their influence on the forms of consumption today. The book covers some of the most important stages, stories and legends exciting tea to understand the concepts of identity and sense of belonging, and the way in which this identity was built over the years in Argentina. From this historical tour, we will be able to observe an amalgamation of perceptions, desires, needs and links, which Argentinian gourmet tea consumers are building from experiences and practices shared daily