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Hello my name is Katie and I am writing a blog about the geography of tea. 

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Tea Drinking Countries

Rize tea After researching the worlds biggest tea drinkers I was surprised to see Turkey come out as the worlds biggest tea drinking country. Morocco was second and Ireland was third followed by the UK and fifth was Mauritania, a country in North Africa. In Turkey the most popular tea is rize tea. Rize tea is a variation of black tea. It originates from Turkey and is traditionally served strong with a few lumps of sugar. Tea is drunk throughout the day, there is no time which is more popular to drink tea. For Moroccan people, the most popular tea is Moroccan mint tea. The main ingredients include sugar, mint and loose Chinese gunpowder tea. It is served in ornate and traditional Moroccan cups. Moroccan tea is drunk throughout the day, but especially at meal times. An average person living in Morocco drinks from 3 to 10 cups of tea a day. Moroccan mint tea Black tea with milk I was surprised to see Ireland come in at thir...
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From Leaf to Teabag, the Journey

As I have previously mentioned, all types of tea originate from the same plant. This plant is called the Camellia s inensis plant. The Camellia plant can only be grown in subtropical and tropical climates. Some of the countries where it is grown include China, Indonesia, South India, Kenya and Sri Lanka. Thanks to the climate and plant suiting each other so well, tea leaves are harvested all year around. in other areas such as North East India the season is shorter, at 8 months.  The leaves are picked by hand so that the healthiest and youngest leaves will be used. They are carried in a wide basket on the leaf picker's back. the leaves are weighed in bags and are then transported to the factories. Once in the factories the leaves are spread out on mats and left to dry in the sun. when dried, the leaves are rolled in machines to remove any remaining moisture. The leaves are then ready for oxidisation. these processed blacken the tea and give it the distinct taste. th...
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