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Africa
The introduction of tea to Africa goes back to the end of the 19th century. It first originated in South Africa where the English started its cultivation to secure new sources of supply. Then, German settlers experimented with its cultivation on the slopes of Mount Cameroon and in Tanzania. Throughout the 20th century numerous countries began to grow tea, and today, the African continent is an important player in the world tea market.
The teas are produced either by using traditional methods, giving either broken or whole leaf teas, or equally they are produced by CTC, "crushing, tearing, curling", a mechanical process that transforms the tea leaf into tiny pearls mainly for teabags. Today a dozen African countries produce black tea, of an uneven quality depending on its origin, and Le Palais des Thés experts have decided to only buy the product from some of them.
Kenya
Kenya is the fourth largest producer in the world today, contributing to 8% of the total production. Almost all the teas from the country are CTC teas with the exception of the Marynin garden which has kept its traditional processing methods.See our selection
Rwanda
La production du Rwanda est tout à fait mineure, rapportée à l'échelle mondiale, mais ce pays propose quelques thés de qualité très intéressante.
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Zimbabwe
Cameroon
Mauritius
Mauritius, which is close to Reunion, produces various teas, the most famous of which is appreciated for its vanilla taste.
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Red teas
Native to South Africa, the Aspalathus linearis, or Rooibos bush as it is commonly known, is a different plant from the tea plant, which gives a pleasant beverage with no caffeine and almost no tannin.
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