For All the Tea in China Military administration strangers – and hope –

strangers – and hope – alive

with recommendations for the best places to eat

From Rebecca Shaw and Ben Kronengold

A great introduction to this beautiful

‘Oh what a tangled tale

For All the Tea in China Military administration strangers – and hope –In the 1850s, stealing the secret of China tea was like stealing the secret formula for Coca Cola Robert Fortune was a Scottish gardener, botanist, plant hunter and industrial spy. In 1848, the East India Company engaged him to make a clandestine trip into the interior of China territory forbidden to foreigners to steal the closely guarded secrets of tea. For centuries, China had been the world's sole tea manufacturer. Britain purchased this fuel for