Ceylon tea
Island nation's export
Ceylon tea is black tea grown in Sri Lanka, the island nation formerly called Ceylon.
The tea is known for its bright, brisk flavor and golden color.
Sri Lanka remains one of the world's largest tea exporters, and Ceylon tea appears on labels to indicate origin: a cup of Ceylon tea with breakfast.
- orange pekoeGrade of black tea
- hill countryTerrain of rolling elevations
- misty mountainsElevated terrain obscured by vapor
- witheringDrying and declining
- oxidationLosing electrons chemically
broken leaf · morning cuppa · grading · blending · rolling · teapot · drying · Lipton · Ella · sorting · packaging · chai · loose leaf · steaming · Sri Lanka · colonial era · British Empire
- Sri Lankan HighlandsElla, hill station, World's End, cool climate, misty mountains
- Sri Lankan foodrice and curry, hoppers
- Curry dishescurry, vindaloo, korma, balti, jalfrezi
- tea tradeEast India Company, clipper ships, Canton, trade agreements, customs duties
tea type/processing
Ceylon teaherbal tea
Steeped plant infusion
green tea · matcha · white tea · oolong tea · rooibos