Green Ceylon tea is the highest quality product

2024 Author: Isabella Gilson | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:14

The famous island of Ceylon has many virtues. True, now it is called Sri Lanka, but this does not prevent it from occupying one of the leading places in the world in the production of the oldest drink - tea. In this art, local residents can be considered true professionals. Among the numerous varieties and varieties, Ceylon green tea attracts special attention of connoisseurs.

Interesting details

For the first time, the islanders saw tea bushes only at the end of the 19th century. They were brought from India by the well-known Scots planter James Taylor in those years. After the death of his coffee lands, the enterprising owner was forced to look for other sources of income. Life itself suggested a way out, and soon the product, collected from new tea plantations, brought him success and world fame. Over the years, this shrub has become a real symbol of the island. It began to be grown everywhere: from the lowland eastern regions to the western highlands. The collected leaves after simple processing turned into black or green Ceylon tea. The difference between these two types of product is relatively small. Bothobtained from small leaves of the same shrub. True, these leaves are processed differently. To obtain black tea, they go through 5 stages in the production process after collection:

1) Withering.

2) Twisting.

3) Fermentation.

4) Drying.

5) Sort.

Green Ceylon tea is made in a similar way, except for the first and third stages. This allows the leaves to retain their natural properties as much as possible. The technology is taken from Japanese and Chinese masters. Moreover, the quality of Ceylon green tea is in no way inferior to them.

Variety of flavors

Today the tea industry in Sri Lanka is very well developed. Numerous plantations give a rich harvest, which then turns into a fragrant commodity and is sent to all countries of the world. Tea accounts for nearly 15% of the island's total exports. Tea factories produce products of various types and varieties. They differ from each other in the place of collection and processing methods. If the local industry has already mastered the production of black tea in six main regions, then the experience in the production of green varieties was gained by specialists not so long ago. Previously, this technology was used mainly in China. Now non-fermented products are supplied to the world market in large quantities. The most popular natural green Ceylon tea without flavors. However, to expand the range and meet the growing demands of consumers, new types have been developed.tea cocktails using natural fillers that give the drink a special flavor. Commonly used additives:

• mint;
• jasmine;
• strawberry;
• peach;
• cherry;
• garnet.

The main representative of the tea industry on the island is the Tarpan group of companies, which owns two major brands: Basilur and Tipson. They ship their products to many countries, some of which have made their name on first-class goods. Among them are representatives of Russia: Nadin, Beseda, Brook-Bond, Tea with an Elephant, Bernley and others.

Special product

Many buyers claim that of all known types and varieties of non-fermented product, Ceylon green tea is the best. It is obtained at the last stage of production after sorting. Usually this light refreshing drink has a delicate taste, wonderful aroma and a long pleasant aftertaste. Experts say that this product surpasses even the famous black tea in many respects. It contains a huge amount of catechins and 6 times more vitamins. And non-oxidized tannins are biologically more active. All this makes green tea infusion the most beneficial for the human body. He is advised to use cores and those who have been found to have certain types of cancer. And nutritionists say that green varieties speed up metabolism, which contributes to early weight loss. This feature of the drinkvery interesting for women. But everything should be in moderation and under the supervision of doctors.

Promotion of a new species

Many people still drink only black tea. This habit has developed over the years. After all, for a long time it was believed that this drink should be just that. Over time, other technologies became known to the world. At first, only oriental masters from China and distant Japan owned them. True, their methods and techniques were slightly different from each other. The Chinese rolled the leaf across the central axis in such a way that it turned into a pea, and then dried it by direct heating. The Japanese acted somewhat differently. They just evaporated the moisture out of him.

Ceylon green tea repeats the experience of its closest neighbors. It began to be made only at the end of the 20th century, so the product is not yet so well known and popular. For production, the islanders use a special variety of tea bush, brought specially from India. Usually such plantations are located near those places where eucalyptus, cypress and mint grow in large quantities. It is they who give the future drink an incomparable aroma. Most often, these are high-mountainous regions, which are located above sea level at an altitude of more than two thousand meters.

Realizing the tempting prospect, the leaders of tea companies have recently begun to pay special attention to this product.