Teas of India

India not only to produce the tea in the world grows some of the best. Almost every part of the country has an area of tea cultivation. About 4% of the national income of India has its tea, there are over 14,000 tea plantations.

The geography of India allows many different weather conditions, and the resulting tea can be radically different than the others be.

There are three main types of tea produced in India:

Assam
Assam tea comes from the northeastern part of the country. The forest area is home to much wildlife, including rhinos. Tea here is rich and full-bodied. He was in Assam that the first tea plantation was founded in 1837.

Darjeeling
The Darjeeling region is cold and wet, and situated in the foothills of the Himalayas. The tea is delicious and delicate flavor, and as one of the best teas in the world. Darjeeling plantations have 3 different harvests, and tea from each "flush" made has a unique flavor. First Flush teas are light and aromatic, while the second wave produces tea with a little more bite. The third, or autumn color is a tea that is lower in quality.

Nilgiri
This tea comes from an even larger part of India in Darjeeling. This region of southern India altitudes between 1.000 and 2.5000 meters. The flavors of tea Nilgiri are subtle and rather sweet. It is often mixed with other teas, stronger.

In addition to the different types of tea from India, it is also a very unique style of tea is called chai There are many different recipes for chai, but the basic ingredients are: .. black tea, milk, sugar and spices. It is the combination of spices that are so wonderful chai. The most common are cardamom, ginger, cloves, cinnamon and even pepper. Even the big chain coffee and chai tea launch in North America serve. If you are, chai, try it tired of just tea.

If you visit India, it would put an end to all the attractions that you can see. Of course, I'm sure that you take a tour of a tea plantation or two.