Tea

Originally introduced by the British tea is still big business in Sri Lanka with tea gardens sprawling across the island. The flavour of the final product is influenced by a number of factors which include the location, the age, position on the plant and processing of the picked leaves

Ranks of tea bushes have changed the landscape

Ranks of tea bushes have changed the landscape

Introduced by the British when coffee failed, tea has transformed the landscape

Introduced by the British when coffee failed, tea has transformed the landscape

Camellia sinensis or tea plant

Camellia sinensis or tea plant

Tea gardens dot the landscape

Tea gardens dot the landscape

Tea factory

Tea factory

Tea factory

Tea factory

Tea factory

Tea factory

Leaves are fermented, dried, chopped, sorted and bagged

Leaves are fermented, dried, chopped, sorted and bagged

Leaves are fermented, dried, chopped, sorted and bagged

Leaves are fermented, dried, chopped, sorted and bagged

Leaves are fermented, dried, chopped, sorted and bagged

Leaves are fermented, dried, chopped, sorted and bagged

Leaves are fermented, dried, chopped, sorted and bagged

Leaves are fermented, dried, chopped, sorted and bagged

Bagged tea

Bagged tea

Leaves are fermented, dried, chopped, sorted and bagged

Leaves are fermented, dried, chopped, sorted and bagged

Leaves are fermented, dried, chopped, sorted and bagged

Leaves are fermented, dried, chopped, sorted and bagged

Leaves are fermented, dried, chopped, sorted and bagged

Leaves are fermented, dried, chopped, sorted and bagged

The finished product

The finished product

The office

The office

The office

The office

Trucking

Trucking

Although some tea is picked mechanically, much is still by hand

Although some tea is picked mechanically, much is still by hand

Sacks or baskets, held on the head, collect picked leaves

Sacks or baskets, held on the head, collect picked leaves

Tea estates have transformed the landscape

Tea estates have transformed the landscape

Environmental slogan

Environmental slogan

Offering to the tea plant

Offering to the tea plant

Manager's bungalow

Manager's bungalow

Pickers live on the estate and grow produce for themselves and for sale

Pickers live on the estate and grow produce for themselves and for sale

Pickers live on the estate and grow produce for themselves and for sale

Pickers live on the estate and grow produce for themselves and for sale

Pickers live on the estate and grow produce for themselves and for sale

Pickers live on the estate and grow produce for themselves and for sale

Three different teas

Three different teas

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