While on holiday i was able to visit the tea plantations up north in Nuwara Eliya. It was really cold there during the Christmas period compared to Colombo but i really enjoyed the change in weather. i was able to get a closer look at how tea is made when i took a tour of the Mackwood tea factory on the way to Nuwara Eliya.
i learnt how the tea is first plucked naturally, usually an average tea leaf has 2-3 leafs and the bud is used for a special tea that cures illnesses and has no flavour. then the second process is withering in which the leaves are dried. then is the rolling in which the leaf is twisted so that the flavours come to the surface.then is the fermentation. an essential process for the oxidization and flavours of the tea to come out.finally there is the drying and then the tea is graded according to quality and then packed.
i learnt how the tea is first plucked naturally, usually an average tea leaf has 2-3 leafs and the bud is used for a special tea that cures illnesses and has no flavour. then the second process is withering in which the leaves are dried. then is the rolling in which the leaf is twisted so that the flavours come to the surface.then is the fermentation. an essential process for the oxidization and flavours of the tea to come out.finally there is the drying and then the tea is graded according to quality and then packed.
lastly i went to Kandy where i visited the Museum that is apparently one of the trinity of sites in Sri Lanka worth seeing. the museum itself was not that impressive but afterwards i watched a performance of the Kandyan dance. this exposure to Sri Lankan culture has opened up a new dimension in me looking at the people here.
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