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Orange Pekoe
Orange pekoe (pronounced as "peck-o") is a term used to describe a particular genre of black teas and is typically used for teas from Sri Lanka (Ceylon Tea), India and countries other than China. The grading system is based upon the size of processed and dried black tea leaves; high-grade teas are produced with only the best leaves.
The tea industry uses the term Orange Pekoe to describe a basic, medium-grade black tea. In North-America, however, the term is used in general to define black tea.
The grades are, Broken Orange Pekoe Fannings(BOPF), Broken Orange Pekoe (BOP) and Orange Pekoe (OP), respectively
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Earl Grey
Earl Grey tea is a tea blend with a distinctive flavour and aroma derived from the addition of oil extracted from the rind of the bergamot orange, a fragrant citrus fruit.
Traditionally the term "Earl Grey" was applied only to black tea; however, today the term is used for other teas that contain oil of bergamot, or a flavour.
Earl Grey tea is used as a flavouring for many types of cakes and confectionery, such as chocolates, as well as savoury sauces. For sauces, the flavour is normally created by adding tea bags to the basic stock, boiling for a few minutes and then discarding the bags. For sweet recipes, loose tea is often added to melted butter or hot cream and strained after the flavour is infused (source: wikipedia)
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English Breakfast
English breakfast tea is a black tea blend usually described as full-bodied, robust, and/or rich, and blended to go well with milk and sugar, in a style traditionally associated with a hearty English breakfast.
The black teas included in the blend vary, with Assam, Ceylon (Sri Lanka) and Kenyan teas predominating, and Keemun sometimes included in more expensive blends. Common brands of English breakfast tea include Hyleys, Typhoo, Twinings, Dilmah, Mlesna and many own brands.
The name "English breakfast" can be misleading to British nationals staying in North America, since many of the most popular brands of English tea bags do not contain fermented teas and are more often a mixture of Indian or African leaves (often tips) that might be labeled as "Orange Pekoe" in North America.
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