For black tea, depending on which leaf it comes from, the tea is given a different grading: orange pekoe, pekoe, or broken leaf. Madalena Motta: This is a strong tea, pekoe. Orange pekoe.
A fan favorite, McDonald’s sweet tea is a blend of orange pekoe and pekoe-cut black tea. According to Artful Tea, “orange pekoe” notes the grade of the tea and where it comes from not that ...
Black tea varieties include: Broken Pekoe and Broken Orange Pekoe - broken-leaf Indian and Sri Lankan teas that make dark, strong brews. Flowery Orange Pekoes - large-leaf Indian and Sri Lankan ...
Verena Hütter explains how a mistake led to people all over the world hanging little bags in their water to make tea. The way we make tea these days all comes down to a mistake. Be it Ceylon, orange ...