The Life of Tea in Sri Lanka

Europe addicted to Tea

Have you ever wondered who introduced tea into Europe and when?

To be honest I never really thought about it until I saw it in a trivia question, being a Britisher (as they say in Sri Lanka) I just assumed it was the British East India Company or such like who got us Brits addicted to tea. Turns out I was wrong.
The correct answer is:
Tea was imported into Europe for the first time by Dutch traders around 1610, and was sold commercially for the first time in Britain around 1660. Did you know that? Be honest ;)

Tea Trails in Sri Lanka

I have to say that living in Sri Lanka has really kindled my passion for tea. Just in case you don't know Sri Lanka produces some of the finest tea in the world. It's grown in the hill country around Nuwara Eliya, here you will find endless tea plantations set on the mountain sides, it's a very picturesque setting, green and tranquil. The great thing is there are lots of working tea factories to visit in the Hill Country of Sri Lanka.

Some of the factories in the hill country haven't changed at all since the British first started them, it's like stepping back in time to the Colonial days when the British ruled Sri Lanka. The Brits loved their tea and still do! They found the cooler climate of the Central Highlands were perfect for growing tea and what's more it was really great tea, not this tasteless wishey washy tea you get sold in supermarkets these days. Oh NO definitely not that!

Delicious Sri Lankan Tea

The tea grown is smooth to drink beautiful in colour and tastes divine. It comes in many exotic flavours like, Silver tip or Orange Pekoe and varies in colour from a shimmering tan, to a deep redish brown or a deep earthy black, nothing at all like the tea sold to us in supermarkets. As for health benefits well it really is fantastic and has great antioxidant properties all in all definitely worth drinking.
Unfortunately the same cannot be said for the coffee, somewhere something went wrong with that. In fact it should really be re-labelled mud as it bears no resemblance to coffee at all:)

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