COLOMBO, Sri Lanka Merrill J. Fernando’s eyes lit up one recent morning when his son Dilhan handed him a box of Twinings Pure White Tea. He quickly ripped open a tea bag and spilled its contents ...

The majority of Sri Lankan tea workers are ethnically Indian Tamils, ... and packaged in bulk bags to be sent for auction in Colombo, the capital of Sri Lanka. Schmoo Theune.

PHOTOS: In Sri Lanka's Tea Paradise, ... The tea bags are weighed, and workers make note of which section of the estate each bag came from, so that they can monitor flavor profiles.

If you’ve ever steeped a Lipton’s bag in your hot water with lemon, you’ve likely drank Sri Lankan tea. Visitors to this region can tour factories, taste a range of brews and reside amidst ...

Sri Lanka’s share in world tea production, they point out, has dropped from 10.5% in 2000 to 6% in 2016, and its share in the export volume of 1.8 billion kilos has fallen from 21% in 2000 to 16 ...

Originally observed on December 15 by major tea-producing nations like India, Sri Lanka, and Kenya, ... Over time, tea bags evolved from silk to paper and plastic materials, ...

Item 1 of 7 Arulappan Ideijody, 42, plucks tea leaves at an estate, amid the country's economic crisis, in Bogawantalawa, Sri Lanka, April 29, 2022. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte ...

The Sri Lanka- China relationship is centuries old, and has been historically strengthened by shared religious and cultural values. Sri Lanka is known to the whole world for its tea due to its unique ...

Finished tea is separated by leaf size, and packaged in bulk bags to be sent for auction in Colombo, the capital of Sri Lanka. Image source, Schmoo Theune Image source, Schmoo Theune ...