WORLDWIDE TEA GROWING REGIONS
Anhwei, Anhui
One of the provinces in China where
tea is grown.
Assam
A region in northeastern India,
known for its robust, high quality teas characterized by their smooth round,
malty flavor.
Bohea
Tea from the Wu-i Hills in Fukien
, China. Originally was applied to black China tea and to tea from Indonesia.
In 18 Th. century Bohea (bo-hee) was the name given to the tea drink.
Cachar
The most common variety of Indian
tea, produced in Cachar district of Assam.
Ceylon
Blends of teas grown on the island
of Sri-Lanka, which takes their name from colonial name for the island.
The traditional name of Sri-Lanka was readopted by the island when it became
a Sovereign Republic in the Commonwealth in 1972.
Darjeeling
A tea growing area in North India
on the foothills of the himalayas mountains. Teas grown here their take
their name from the area and are said to be the ' Champagne' of Indian
teas. Grown at the altitudes up to 7,000ft above sea level (more than 1,291
m) Darjeeling tea is known as a high-grown tea and is light in coloring
with a delicate muscatel flavor and aroma. The original tea planted in
this area was grown from seeds and plants imported from China.
Darrang
Tea growing district in Assam, North
India.
Dehra Dun
A tea growing area in the Uttar
Pradesh State, North-west India. Some 30 estates (most of them under 50
hectares) produce green and orthodox black leaf tea.
Dibrugarh
One of the seven tea growing districts
in Assam.
Dickoya
Tea growing district on the central
massif in Sri-Lanka. Teas from this area are known as high grown teas and
have a full astringent flavor.
Dimbula
Tea growing district just above
Dickoya, which gives its name to a blend of Ceylon teas from this
area and is also used in Ceylon blends. Dumbbell teas are black and characterized
by their full-bodied flavor.
Dooars
A tea growing region of North India
just below the Himalayan Mountains which are produced full-bodied colorful
teas that are ideal for blending purposes.
Formosa
An island off the Chinese coast
formally known as Taiwan which produces Oolong, Pouchoung and black teas
made by the orthodox method.
Hunan
One of the tea growing provinces
of China.
Indonesia
Tea producer of teas which are bright
and brisk.
Java
A tea producing island of Indonesia.
Kangra Valley
In Himachal Pradesh, North-West
India where tea is grown on some 1,200 small holdings each just a few hectares
in size. Green tea production predominates.
Kenya
An eastern Africa tea producing
country, which produces some of the finest black teas from the African
continent. Kenya teas are used for blending purposes as well as being sold
as specially tea in its own right. It is a bright coppery tea with a pleasantly
brisk flavor.
Lakhimpur
A tea growing district in Assam,
North India,
Nilgiri
South Indian tea growing district,
which produces black tea.
Nowgong
One of the seven tea producing districts
in Assam.
Sibsagar
A tea growing district in Assam.
North India.
Sumatra
A tea producing island of Indonesia.
Szchwan
A non-smoky black tea from China,
with narrow leaves and flowery fragrance. Also a tea growing province
in China.
Tanzania
African tea producing country.
Terai
A North Indian tea growing district
just below the Darjeeling district.
Uva
A tea growing district in Sri Lanka
which produces a tea of great subtley.
Yunnen
A tea growing province in China
producing a black leaf tea. Along with Assam, this region was the original
site of wild tea plants.
Zimbabwe
Tea producing country of Africa.
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