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Two teas say Assam.

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Why do the leaves
look so different?

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Assam names a
tea-growing region of India,

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where gardens stretch

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across the Brahmaputra plains.

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Its black teas are known

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for a full-bodied, malty character.

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Those describe the cup;

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malty doesn't mean malt was added.

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Now open these two packets.

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One holds an orthodox tea

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with wiry leaves.

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The other says CTC:

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crush, tear, curl.

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That processing breaks the leaves

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into small granules.

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Both can be Assam,

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because origin and processing

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tell you different things.

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So next time you pick up a packet,

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look beyond Assam.

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Check for the processing style, too.

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The name tells you where;

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the style helps tell you

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how it was made.

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Next in this tea series:

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Darjeeling and Assam, side by side.