Nepali Tea

Nepal is a small but very important tea producing country in South Asia that has diverse topography and climate and is home to the highest point on Earth, Mount Everest, and the Himalayas.

Click here and here to read more about the physical aspects of Nepal.

Above is a map of the current tea growing regions of Nepal which include Dhankuta, Illam, Jhapa, Therathum, and Panchthar. Even though 80% of Nepal's land can support tea growth, these are the regions that are growing tea presently.

Nepal exports Orthodox tea, which is hand-processed tea or tea that is rolled with machinery that imitates hand-processing (1). There are many types of Nepali Orthodox tea: Silver, Tippy, Golden, Wiry, Orange, Pokoe, and Broken. These teas are all First Flush (Easter Flush) (2).

As of January 2010, Nepali tea was deemed free of pesticide residue and within exportable quality level by the Department of Food Technology and Quality Control (DTFQC). To read more on this, click here.