Sri Lanka - A Nice Cup of Tea - Ceylon Tea

You would probably think that as the home of Ceylon Tea that hotels, resturants and cafes in Sri Lanka would just 'know' how we Brits like 'A Nice Cup of Tea' - but no!

A Nice Cup of (Ceylon) Tea Many Sri Lankas drink their national brew hot, black and sweet, and some; like the English in the early days of tea drinking, drink their tea out of the saucer, slurping (quite loudly) as they go. Others have adopted the modern English way of taking tea.

When you order your tea, you are taking a chance unless you are very specific in some places. To get your favourite beverage as you would expect in the UK, in a pot of boiling water with a couple of teabags or a couple of spoons of loose leaf tea with a jug of room temperature fresh milk and white granulated or lump sugar arriving at your table at the same time ready to assemble a great cup of Ceylon Tea. If you leave it to chance, you may recieve any combination of the following: pot of tea, pot of hot water, tea bag(s), empty cup (DIY), cup of hot water, cup of hot sweet black tea; jug of hot or cold watered down evaporated milk, jug of hot or cold fresh milk; brown, palm, golden, white granulated or lump sugar.

Take it from me, I've had it, a cup of tea from a 2 to 3 cup pot containing a single teabag with hot watered down 'evap' is not a good cup of tea as we know it by any stretch of the imagination. I'm sweet enough so I don't take sugar eliminating one part of the equation!

Bottoms up!

Happy tea drinking in Sri Lanka.

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JeGraNet.com statement - 15 October 2008 - Quote from the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office website: "There is a high threat from terrorism in Sri Lanka. Fatal attacks have become more frequent. They have occurred in Colombo and throughout Sri Lanka, including places frequented by expatriate and foreign travellers. Further attacks may occur at any time. There is an increasing risk of British nationals being caught up in an attack". As independent travellers we left Colombo after just 9 days into our planned 6 month stay as a result of a feeling of insecurity, however we are sure that 'package tour' travellers to tourist resorts will probably enjoy a worry free holiday.