Manufacturing process of Tea

Is the answer yes? Well, if it is, here is the detailed process the tea has to go through before it reaches you, the consumer.

The process of making tea is a very interesting one. In India tea is grown in Darjeeling, Assam, Shimla, Kangra, and also here in the Nilgiris. The tea manufactured in the Nilgiris is second in importance after the Darjeeling tea which is world famous.
   
The tea plant is actually a tree which is pruned regularly to maintain a certain level thus, giving it the appearance of a shrub. Tea shrubs grow well in the Nilgiris owing to the fine climate that this region experiences. The tea shrubs are grown on the slopes of the Nilgiris, and, the area in which the tea is grown is known as a 'Tea Estate'. There are a number of tea estates in the Nilgiris owned by different companies, which have their own tea factories as well.

Before we go into the detailed process of the manufacture of tea there are some terms which you must familiarise yourself with:  

Orthodox Variety:-	One variety of tea
CTC Variety:-	Cutting Turning Curling Variety of tea
OP:-	Orange Pekoe
BOP:-	Broken Orange Pekoe
BOP Fannings:-	Broken Orange Pekoe Fannings
BOP Dust:-	Broken Orange Pekoe Dust
BP:-	Broken Pekoe

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