Because this morning to be able to sunshine breakfast, sunshine to send their own milk tea:
What: Ceylon black tea, milk, sugar, water.
Ceylon black tea is a friend from Sri Lanka to bring back the souvenir, very authentic tea.
How: take the right amount of tea leaves in a small amount of boiling water to boil, turn off the fire and simmer for a few minutes, so that the tea aroma is a little stronger, add some milk, this morning added a box of 200ml of milk, just cook out the amount of two cups, filtered according to personal taste, add sugar, mix well, enjoy it
Then there are friends asked ah, what black tea ah, what milk ah, blah blah blah, and that triggered a three-country, one of them is the same as the other.
When it comes to Sri Lanka, what is the first thing that comes to your mind? Nonono, in fact, Sri Lanka in addition to elephants, as well as the famous Ceylon tea ah, and it is Lanka's pin, the pillar industry ah.
Speaking of which, there will be people who will not be smart: "Ceylon black tea, I know, this brand of black tea I drank, the last time a friend went to Sri Lanka to travel to me to bring." Gee, then you this forced to pretend can not be very like it, why? Because:
Ceylon black tea is not a brand, but the black tea produced in Sri Lanka is collectively referred to.
Ceylon black tea as one of the world's four major black tea (the other three for China's Anhui Qimen black tea, India Assam black tea, India Darjeeling black tea), known as "a gift to the world", Darjeeling black tea, Qimen black tea and Assam black tea are named after the origin, but Ceylon black tea is not.
"Ceylon" comes from the transliteration of Ceylon, can also be translated as "sirloin", and the old name of Sri Lanka is "the Kingdom of Ceylon", until 1972, the name was changed to Sri Lanka. In 1972, the name was changed to Sri Lanka. As the noble and elegant name of Sri Lanka, Ceylon Black Tea, Ceylon Black Tea, but also a hidden waft of aristocratic flavor ah, have wood.
When it comes to Ceylon Black Tea, our China Tea is still the originator.
The story is aunty: Sri Lanka was colonized by Britain in the late 18th century, when Sri Lanka's main crop was coffee, and no one was interested in tea. No one was interested in tea until the British introduced Chinese tea to Lanka in 1824 and planted the first seeds at the Peradeniya Botanical Gardens near Kandy, where the coffee plantations were decimated by blight in the 1870s, but tea, which was resistant to the disease, survived. British plantation owners purchased large tracts of land in Lanka to develop tea plantations, which grew rapidly in the 1980s. Today, Sri Lanka has become the world's largest exporter of tea, great my big Lanka.
Of course, the achievement of Ceylon black tea is not only the year of the blight, Lanka tea plantations, soil, climate, altitude, air quality, and the direction of the sea breeze and so on factors play an indispensable role in the achievement of today's unique quality of Ceylon tea.
Going to Sri Lanka must do a thing is to buy some Ceylon black tea as a souvenir to bring back gifts to friends and relatives, or their own drinking, Sri Lanka's black tea culture atmosphere is too strong, like going to Changsha, which can not eat stinky tofu it
Don't know if you have ever had a taste of silky smooth and mellow and rich authentic Hong Kong-style milk tea, the secret lies in the raw materials used in it. The black tea used in Hong Kong style milk tea made by Hong Kong style cafes are imported from Sri Lanka, coupled with black and white evaporated milk, creating a unique flavor and texture of Hong Kong style milk tea, stocking milk tea is also.
Selecting Ceylon black tea, the first thing you need to know is the origin of the tea. Ceylon tea is divided into three kinds of highland tea, middle-ground tea and lowland tea.
1, Uva tea (Uva)
Strongly scented, full-bodied Uva tea (Uva) is the most favored, but also the most suitable for making milk tea.
The most famous Ceylon Highland black tea is produced in the eastern side of the mountainous region, the best quality obtained in July-September, Uva tea color orange-red and bright, the top grade of the tea surface ring with a golden aperture, as if the "coronation", the taste of the stimulating, through the mint, lily of the valley, mellow flavor, although more bitter, but sweet aftertaste. The flavor is rich and mellow, though bitter and astringent, with a sweet aftertaste. It is important to know that all the well-known brands of Sri Lankan tea merchants use the tea leaves of this region to do blending.
2, Nuwara Eliya tea (Nuwara Eliya)
Nuwara Eliya tea (Nuwara Eliya) belongs to the high mountain tea, color clear, flavor, suitable for steeping tea.
Timbula and Nuwara Eliya teas, which are produced in the western part of the mountainous region, are best harvested from January to March because they are affected by the southwestern monsoon, which sends rain in the summer months of May to August. Nuwolle Elière tea is also a high mountain tea, with a light color and a taste slightly similar to green tea, and is best consumed neat. The town of Nouvelle Ellié is full of British style, slightly rainy British weather and the air dispersed tea fragrance makes people feel refreshing and natural, to the Grand Hotel's Lobby to drink a British afternoon tea is a must-experience program here.
3. Kandy Tea
Kandy Tea is grown at medium altitude and is not as strong as Uva Tea, but the aroma of the tea blends with the milk and creates an eclectic mix of flavors that is just right.
Kandy is the cultural capital of Lanka, having flourished for more than 2,500 years, and today Kandy's Temple of the Buddha's Tooth is a place of pilgrimage for Buddhists and the most famous historical building. The 98 tea factories in the Kandy region produce teas that have a very bright red color and a very strong, floral, light flavor with less astringency. Because of its pure color, Kandy tea is positioned as one of the highest quality teas. Tasting the original black tea is a better way to experience the tantalizing aroma of the Kandy tea leaves themselves.
4, other production areas
In addition to the above three production areas, there are RUHUNA production area (RUHUNA), DIMBULA production area (DIMBULA), UDA PUSSELLAWA production area (UDA PUSSELLAWA), SABARAGAMUWA production area (SABARAGAMUWA), Grey Earl (Earl Grey Metal), etc., each has its own flavor. I'll tell you more about them later when I have a chance to taste them all.
The following is a bit of a shocker!
1. Tea Grading
Tip - Tip - The tip of the bud at the very top of the tea leaf, before it expands into a leaf
Orange Pekoe - Orange Pekoe - the leaf closest to the tip of the tea leaf
Peoke Souchong - White Hair Small Breed - the next leaf of Peoke
Souchong - Small Breed Peoke Souchong - the lower two leaves of Peoke
Generally, the leaves of Peoke Souchong and Souchong are grown in warmer climates so that the tea plant grows fast and does not become too old. Most of the Peoke Souchong and Souchong are harvested by machine.
2, Ceylon black tea grade
BP (Broken Pekoe): white hair broken leaves
OP (Orange Pekoe): usually refers to the tea leaves longer and complete.
BPS (Broken Pekoe Souchong): Broken leaves of the small species
BOP (Broken Orange Pekoe): As the name suggests, the finer and more crumbly OP, with a stronger flavor, usually suitable for milk tea.
With this as the basic grade basis, it can be further subdivided into the following labels:
FOP (Flowery Orange Pekoe): black tea with more buds.
FBOP (Flowery Broken Orange Pekoe): FOP with more broken leaves.
GBOP (Golden Broken Orange Pekoe): BOP with golden buds.
TGBOP (Tippy Golden Broken Orange Pekoe): Tippy Golden Broken Orange Pekoe with more broken leaves. TGBOP (Tippy Golden Flowery Broken Orange Pekoe): the crumblier TGFOP.
TGFBOP (Tippy Golden Flowery Broken Orange Pekoe): the higher grade of TGBOP that has undergone rigorous screening.
Most Recommended: The Lazy and Effective Way to Identify~
Strictly speaking, Ceylon Black Tea has to be 100% Sri Lanka's original production of black tea planted, but due to the production of authentic Ceylon black tea is not high, the market has appeared a lot of fish eyes so-called "Ceylon black tea", they are usually added to the Indian production area of black tea or Kenya's production area of black tea collocation, of course, the quality will be greatly reduced. So how to buy authentic Ceylon black tea?
The Sri Lankan government's tea export authority in order to protect their products, for the authentic Ceylon tea issued a unified "Ceylon Tea Quality Mark" sword-wielding Lion King logo, look at the picture! Have this mark of Ceylon black tea is recognized by the Sri Lankan government of pure Ceylon black tea.
3, flavored black tea
In addition to not adding any additives, long sweetness of the original black tea, there are more common flavored black tea (flavored black tea). This kind of black tea is more common, refers to the black tea by adding some fruits and flavors, so that the black tea has a specific flavor.
4, Ceylon famous
1, Dilmah Dilmah
"One of the best black teas comes from Sri Lanka, and Lanka's finest tea is Dilmah."
Dilmah produces pure flavor, 100% non-blended Ceylon tea, outstanding quality Dilmah is known as the King of Ceylon Tea. And the tea products are rich in variety, many choices, packaging exquisite high-grade, gifts for personal use are very suitable.
2, Zylanica
"Raise your glass! Honor the ultimate purity and celebrate the splendor of life!"
Specializing in pure Sri Lankan tea, every effort is made to preserve its purity and uniqueness, natural beauty and healthful values. Produce premium varieties of pure Ceylon tea, through more than 20 years of exploration and practical experience in the industry to create a tea boutique, excellent quality and taste.
3, HYSON
"Awaken your spirit: a cup of tea and a heart"
In 2000, the founder of the Rushanta de Silva in Sri Lanka created the Hyson tea empire. Hyson is committed to providing consumers with a variety of styles of flavored teas, supplying the teas not only in a variety of beautiful and attractive packaging, but also at the same time have a variety of flavors such as flavored teas, blended fruit teas, and floral teas.
4, Mesna
"The most naturally good tea (Naturally is the Best)."
Mesna (Mesna) tea is the royal family of Lanka designated as the imperial beverage, will appear in every state banquet and other important occasions, from the most popular strawberry, apple, apricot and peach and other fruit flavors, to the women's groups must buy rose, mint and other floral flavors, etc., each flavor is picked from the nature of the fresh fruits and plants blended, can be said to be the world's largest brand of flavored black tea.
Ending Lyric:
One look at the city, another look at the country. Sri Lanka, the "teardrop on the Indian Ocean", a swaying country, nurturing the flavorful Ceylon black tea, people fall in love at first sight, unforgettable, into the heart into the lungs, a lifetime together.