Hlola ama-Famous Teas of India

I-India ingenye yamazwe ahamba phambili emhlabeni ekukhiqizeni itiye futhi ikhula ezinye ezinhle kakhulu. Nakuba iveza zonke izinhlobo zetiyi, iyaziwa kakhulu ngama-black teas, kuhlanganise no-Assam, iDarjeeling noNilgiri. Yiqiniso, kukhona ne-chai ethandeka kakhulu, esebenzisa izinongo ezicebile zezwe.

I-geography yaseNdiya ivumela izimo eziningi zezulu, futhi ama-teas akhiqiza angabonakala ngokuphawulekayo komunye nomunye.

Ngokuvamile, ama-black teas aseNdiya ayaziwa ukuthi anamandla, aqhakazile, kanti amanye anezinambitheka ezinomsoco.

Ukukhiqizwa kweTiye eNdiya

I-tea yinto enkulu kangaka eNdiya ukuthi i-Tea Board India isebenza iziqondiso zayo, ucwaningo, nokukhushulwa. IBhodi LeTe lilandela ngokulandela futhi lithuthukisa izindlela zokuthuthukisa ikhwalithi yama teas India. Bahlinzeka ngemithombo kubalimi abancane abancane, amasimu amakhulu, nabacwaningi betiyi, izindawo zokugcina impahla, namanye amabhizinisi ahlobene nale mboni.

I-India ingumkhiqizi wetiye ophezulu emhlabeni, okhiqiza amakhilogremu ayizinkulungwane eziyi-1 weti ngonyaka. Kuyinto enkulu kunazo zonke kwizingqikithi zetiye, ngemuva kweKenya, eChina, neSri Lanka, ngokulandelana. Emhlabeni wonke, itiye elimnyama liyabona ukufuna okukhudlwana, okubeka ama-black teas amnyama adumile. I-China ihlala ingumholi ekukhiqizeni itiye elihlaza.

Hhayi nje kuphela ukuthi iNdiya ikhula itiye amaningi, iphinde isiphuze kakhulu.

I-India ibhalela amaphesenti angu-19 azo zonke izinhlobo zetiye emhlabeni. Amaphesenti angaba ngu-76 wetiye akhiqizwa kuleli zwe ayajabula ngaphakathi kwemingcele yawo. Lesi sidingo sasekhaya sidlula amanye amazwe akhiqiza itiye, ikakhulukazi eKenya naseSri Lanka, okuthekelisa itiye elingaphezu kwalaba bantu.

Cishe zonke izingxenye zaseNdiya zinesifunda esikhulayo itiye futhi zinezindawo ezingaphezu kuka-14 000 zetiyi. Iyalinywa emazweni angu-15 aseNdiya, i-Assam, i-West Bengal, i-Tamil Nadu ne-Kerala ikhiqiza isivuno esiphezulu kanye nama-teas amahle kakhulu.

Izimo ezihlukahlukene esifundeni ngasinye zibeka itiye ngalinye ngaphandle. Kunezinhlobo ezintathu ezihlukene zetiyi omnyama izwe elidume kakhulu kulo.

I-Assam

Ithimba le-Assam livela engxenyeni esenyakatho-mpumalanga yezwe. Lesi sifunda esikhulu sehlathi sinendawo yokuphila kwezinyoni zasendle, kuhlanganise nama-rhinoceros aseNdiya. Ithiya laleyo ndawo likhulile endaweni ephansi kakhulu enhlabathini ecebile futhi enhle.

Umbuso wase-Assam uveza itiye kakhulu eNdiya futhi uhlala esikhungweni esikhulu sokuhlola itiye ezweni. Kwakuse-Assam ukuthi itiye yokuqala yaqalwa ngo-1837.

Ikhefu elivela lapha licebile futhi ligcwele, eliqhakazile futhi linamandla kakhulu, futhi liyiti elingasetshenziswa nobisi noma ushukela. Uzothola le teyi ibe yimibala, enombala ojulile obala. Ihlanganisa yonke into ephawulekayo itiye elimnyama laseNdiya. Ithimba le-Assam le-Assam le-tea elenziwe ngesandla-lingenye yezindawo ezitholakalayo kakhulu futhi zikhule kuphela ezigodini zase-Assam Valley.

Darjeeling

Isifunda saseDarjeeling sipholile, simanzi futhi sihamba emagqumeni entaba ye-Himalayan esingaba ngamamitha angu-600 kuya ku-2 000.

Itiye lihle kakhulu futhi lihle kakhulu futhi libhekwa njengenye yezinyosi ezinhle kunazo zonke emhlabeni.

Ama-tea aseDarjeeling athambekele ekubeni abegolide noma ambala anemibala. Ngokuvamile uzobona ukunambitheka kwembali noma izithelo. Lesi yisitayela esisodwa ababonisi abaningi abangasoze bacabange ngokungeza ubisi, ushukela, nanoma yikuphi okunye okungeziwe.

Izitshalo zaseDarjeeling zinezivuno ezintathu ezihlukene, okunye okubizwa ngokuthi "ukuqhuma" futhi kuveza ukunambitheka okuyingqayizivele. Ama-teas okokuqala ahlanzekile futhi anephunga, kuyilapho umqubu wesibili uveza itiye ngokulunywa kancane. Okwesithathu, noma ekwindla, i-flush inikeza itiye elingaphansi kwekhwalithi.

Lapho uthenga ama-Darjeeling teas, uzovame ukuthole umcibisholo ophawulwe kuphakheji. Ungalindela ukuthi amathikithi okuqala agcwaliswe ngentengo ephakeme futhi yesithathu-fudula ukuba ibe ephansi kakhulu.

Nilgiri

Ithimba le-Nilgiri livela endaweni ephakeme kunazo zonke eNdiya kuneDarjeeling.

Lesi sifundazwe saseNdiya esiseningizimu sisendaweni yeBlue Mountains (noma iNilgiris) ekukhuphukeni phakathi kwamamitha ayi-1 000 no-2 500. Ama-teas okuqala kule ndawo atshalwe yi-Yurophu ngo-1850 kanti le ndawo nayo yaziwa ngamatekisi aluhlaza.

Ama-flavour yama-Nilgiri ama-teas ahlakaniphile futhi anomusa kahle. Unombala ophuzi wegolide futhi unomsindo kakhulu. Iphunga lihlukile emhlabeni wetiyi futhi linamathoni ezimbali nge-mouthfeel enobuhle. I-Nilgiri teas ivame ukuhlanganiswa nama-teas aqinile kakhulu.

Chai

Ngaphandle kwezinhlobo ezahlukene zetiyi ezivela eNdiya, kunesitayela esiyingqayizivele sokwenza itiye. Ibizwa ngokuthi i- masala chai futhi isiye isiphuzo esidumile emhlabeni jikelele. Ngisho ikhofi enkulu kanye namaketanga wetiye akhonza i-chai eNyakatho Melika futhi i-chai elungiselelwe iyatholakala ezimakethe eziningi.

Kunezinhlobo zokupheka eziningi zokwenza i-chai . Izithako eziyisisekelo yitiya elimnyama , ubisi, ushukela, nezinongo. Kuyinto inhlanganisela yezinongo ezenza i-chai inhle kakhulu. Okuvamile kakhulu i-cardamom, i-ginger, i-clove, isinamoni, ne-peppercorns.

I-Chai iyinhlangano ehlukile yekomishi ejwayelekile yetiyi. Kuyathakazelisa futhi kuyancenga, ngisho ne-spice yayo ehlukile. Uma ungazange ulivivinye okwamanje, kuzodinga isikhathi sakho.