Indian tea safe to use in Iran

Tehran, March 1 (IANS) Indian tea in Iranian markets is safe to use as it is under the supervision of the National Standard Organisation (NSO), said an official.

"There could be no guarantee, concerning commodities such as rice and tea which are illegally imported to Iran," said Nayyereh Pirouzbakht, NSO head.

Pirouzbakht announced the formation of a joint working group composed of Iranian and Indian experts and the group would be assigned to remove technical obstacles and facilitate trade, state-run news agency IRNA reported on Sunday.

The group would evaluate the standard and look into issues over the import of rice, tea and soya.

An Indian group visited Iran during last month and was familiarised with the condition of standards prevailing in Iran with regard to import of rice, Pirouzbakht said.

She said the Indian tea imported to Iran so far has been in accordance with the international Codex and ISO standards, but these standards were the base, she said.

The official said after water, tea is the most important drink in Iran. Therefore, for its import, specific details should be considered.

She said any trade transaction, on the basis of standard regulations between Iran and India, can be effective in strengthening bilateral trade.

Trip to the Maojian Tea Plantation

One of my friend came to China for a visit. I told him when he came to Guilin I would guide him around and introduce him some new teas and take him to a tea plantation. He and his girlfriend spent seven days with me and we had a blast digging through my tea vault for teas he had never tried, and spending hours in my tea shops sipping teas.

One day of the visit, I took him to the Maojian Tea Plantation in Guilin. I often visit the plantation for a stroll. As I have mentioned in previous blogs, it is a fantastic way to spend an afternoon and it always ends up with a tea tasting.

My friend, his girlfriend, and I strolled through the tea fields, taking photos, and watching the tea pickers work their magic. The tea pickers were elderly and one of the couple's grandson was playing next to the fields. He had captured a beautiful iridescent but and had tied a string on it. This is a very traditional toy in China for countryside children. Sometimes they capture butterflies, small birds, dragonflies, or lizards and tie a string on it. The children love watching the insects and birds fly and it keeps them busy so the grandparents can work the fields.

The plantation was germinating new tea seedlings and we got to see how they do it. The tea seeds have to be planted almost immediately upon maturing, or they will either rot, or dry out. Either way, they will not germinate then. They are placed in the soil and the soil is kept damp and black plastic is kept above them to keep the sun from drying them out or overheating them. Once the trees are large enough, they are thinned and then finally, planted. It takes many years for a tree to mature enough to be picked, so they have to be planned well in advance.

We then visited the visitor center where my friend and his girlfriend saw how the freshly picked leaves were fried, shaped, and dried. Afterwards, we chatted with the workers for a while before being invited to play volleyball with them. We had a blast playing and nobody kept score. It was just for fun. It was a fantastic day and one I plan to repeat often.

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