Did you know that coffee was recommended as protection against the bubonic plague in the seventeenth century? Or that tea was believed to make men 'unfit to do their business' and blamed for women becoming unattractive? On the other hand, a cup of chocolate was supposed to have exactly the opposite effect on the drinker's sex life and physical appearance. These three beverages arrived in England in the 1650s from faraway, exotic places: tea from China, coffee from the Middle East and chocolate from Mesoamerica. Physicians, diarists and politicians were quick to comment on their supposed benefits and alleged harmfulness, using newspapers, pamphlets and handbills both to promote and denounce their sudden popularity. Others seized the opportunity to serve the growing appetite for these newly discovered drinks by setting up coffee houses or encouraging one-upmanship in increasingly elaborate tea-drinking rituals.How did the rowdy and often comical initial reception of these drinks form the roots of today's enduring caffeine culture? From the tale of the goatherd whose animals became frisky on coffee berries to a duchess with a goblet of poisoned chocolate, this book, illustrated with eighteenth-century satirical cartoons and early advertisements, tells the extraordinary story of our favourite hot drinks.

Coffee, tea, and chocolate are among the most frequently consumed products in the world. The pleasure that many experience from these edibles is accompanied by a range of favorable and adverse effects on the brain that have been the focus of a wealth of recent research. Coffee, Tea, Chocolate, and the Brain presents new information on the

In recent years, the role of plant secondary metabolites as protective constituents in the human diet has been a growing area of research. Unlike the traditional vitamins, they are not essential for short-term wellbeing, but there is increasing evidence that modest long-term intakes can have favourable impacts on the incidence of cancers and many chronic diseases, including cardiovascular disease and type II diabetes, which are occurring in Western populations with increasing frequency. This book covers the latest science on the metabolism and potential health benefits of teas, cocoa, coffee and their extracts in the human diet. From an opening chapter tracing the origins of teas, cocoa and coffee as beverage, the book proceeds to explore the phytochemical content of coffee, cocoa and the various types of tea. The bioavailability of secondary metabolites from each of the beverages is then considered in depth, and related directly to their health benefits. Embracing the full range of tea, coffee and cocoa beverages and products, the book offers the most up-to-date and comprehensive treatment of these increasingly important dietary components. As the only book to bring together the latest information on the biochemistry and health benefits of teas, coffee and cocoa, this book is essential reading for food scientists and technologists involved in the production of tea, coffee and cocoa products. Nutritionists will value the book's health focus, while agricultural scientists working on the cultivation of these crops will prize its scope and depth of detail. It is also an important resource for all those who use functional ingredients in other products, whether they are based in industry or research.

Your favorite coffee or tea shop will miraculously appear in your own kitchen with these wonderful recipes for gourmet coffee, tea, and chocolate drinks. This collection boasting over 150,000 copies sold in all editions, presents over 300 captivating taste treats, including Cinnamon-Vanilla Coffee, Cappuccino Royale, Rum Cider Tea, and Strawberry-Amaretto Chocolate Shake. Hot or cold as a morning beverage, afternoon cocktail or evening dessert, these gourmet flavors are within easy reach right at home with this charmingly illustrated and informative volume.

It's essential and always helpful to know about the things used by a large population daily. This valuable work on tobacco, tea, and coffee focuses on the advantages and disadvantages resulting from the consumption of these items. Based on the principles of medicine and chemistry, this treatise was ascertained by observation and experience. The author and Danish physician, Simon Paulli, efficiently lists directions for knowing the particular cases and situations in which these commodities are helpful or hurtful. Paulli includes his research to show the similarities between the Chinese or Asiatic Tea and the European Chamelæagnus, or Myrtus Brabantica. Each topic in this work is explained with great accuracy and detail.

-This catalogue was published in conjunction with the exhibition Coffee, Tea, and Chocolate, Detroit Institute of Arts.-