Let’s go on a photo-journey of the process of tea making from green leaves. The photos are taken in the Tea Museum, Ooty, Tamilnadu.
Pile of tea leaves lying in the withering trough. A mixture of hot-cold air is passed below the trough.Rotorvane--crushing of green tea leavesCTC machines--cutting of tea leaves in done in stagesGooghi--cut tea leaves are processed and round shape and density is impartedFermenting Tray--after imparting the round shape, fermenting is doneFibromat--after passing the fluid bed drier, tea is sent to fibromat where fibres are removed from the teaDust being separated from tea and collected in bags