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Seven Colour Tea
Seven Layer Tea
Night view of 10 layer tea, Nilkonto, Srimongol
Alternative namesSat rong cha (সাত রং চা)
CourseBeverage
Place of originBangladesh
Region or stateSrimongol, Sylhet
Main ingredientsTea, condensed milk, cinnamon, cloves and lemons
Variations2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 & 10 layers/colours tea

Seven-colour tea or seven-layer tea (Bengali: সাত রং চা) is a very famous hot beverage in Bangladesh.[1] Tea lovers come to take the taste of the tea from many places.[2] Each layer has a distinct taste from syrupy sweet to spicy cloves and rainbows in colour.[3] The Seven-colour tea is available in the Nilkantha Tea Cabin, a tea shop located in Srimongol, Sylhet. [4] Romesh Ram Gour is the inventor of the seven-layer tea.[5][2]

History

Economic value

Preparation

Ingredients

Though other multilayer tea brewers and outlet are serving the multilayer tea, Romesh Ram Gour once thought no one could be able to imitate ‘The Secret Recipe’.[5] He never really shared his secret procedure publicly but he explained the summary of the process and the key ingredients; these are:

  1. Three different black teas (grown in Srimongol)
  2. Green tea (grown in Srimongol)
  3. Spices (cinnamon, cloves)
  4. Lemons
  5. Condensed milk

Process

Outlets

Nilkantha Tea Cabin

Adi Nilkonto Tea Cabin, Srimongol

Nilkantha Tea Cabin is the place where Seven Layer Tea is served. This tea stall offers a unique color combination of tea. In addition to five distinct color,[6] Tea can be found from 1 to 7 color with reasonable price. Ramesh Ram Gaurh, by his hard work, made the technique of inventing eight-colored tea in the same cup/glass. [6]

Presently, Romesh Ram Gour, owner of the Nilkantha Tea Cabin, has two shops.[7] One is located in Ram Nagar Manipuri Para of Srimangal (generally known as nilkontho-1), is the first and the oldest branch;[8] while the other at the 14 Rifle Battalion Center, Kalighat Road, Srimonoal, Sylhet, Bangladesh, that is normally known as nilkontho-2.[9] It is the newst one. [8] These tea cabin open at 9am and close at 8pm daily. [8]

Bangladesh is a land of enjoying festivals. So at the time of religious occasions or any local Holidays, many people gather here by the name and fame of 7 color tea. No credit cards are introduced in the Nilkantha yet. For this, one should carry cash.

Others

7 colour tea cabin at Lawachara

Tea industry

At present days, commercially Bangladesh possesses 172 tea estates, among which, some world's largest working plantations are available.[10][11] From these, only Sylhet has more than 150 tea gardens, including the three largest tea plantations in the world, both in size and production. Traditionally Sylhet region is a tea growing area of the country. Three (Maulvi Bazar, Habiganj and Sylhet) out of four districts in Sylhet Division are the Tea-producing districts.[12] Srimangal, a town in Sylhet, is famous for its miles around tea gardens on the hill slopes, and for this, known as the tea capital of Bangladesh. Being located on the hills and dense forests, Srimangal experiences the heavy rainfall and winter in Bangladesh; as a result of being suitable in tea production, there are 38 tea plantations have been established here. [13] Because of availability and different types of tea bushes, Bangladesh Tea Research Institute (BTRI) have been established here.[14][15][16] Nilkantha Tea Cabin collects various kinds of locally grown tea leaves (3 of black and 1 of green) from four types of bushes for the Seven Color Tea.

Popularity and beverage

Tea is a very popular beverage in Bangladesh. The Bangladeshis are the 10th position in tea drinking in the world.[17] According to The Economist, the Bangladeshi people drank 78,000 tons of tea in 2015.[17] The mixture of seven- layer tea has a distinct color and taste. To make seven distinct bands of a rainbow, Romesh Ram Gour pours one on top of another layer. The top layer of the seven-layer tea contains cinnamon taste; the layer below it has the lemonad flavor. The fourth layer consists of black tea mixed with condensed milk, while the bottom layer is made of sweet, syrupy green tea with cloves, cinnamon and secret spices.

See also

References

  1. ^ "সিলেটের সাতরঙা চা এর রহস্য ভেদ, জানুন তৈরির নিয়ম" (in Bengali). The Daily Prothom Alo. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Making rainbows in a glass – seven-layer tea in Bangladesh". The Guardian. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
  3. ^ "সিলেটের সাত রঙের চা এখন ঢাকায়" (in Bengali). The Daily Jugantor. Retrieved November 9, 2017.
  4. ^ "নীলকণ্ঠ টি কেবিন, শ্রীমঙ্গল, সিলেট in Moulvi Bazar". Placedigger. Retrieved November 7, 2017.
  5. ^ a b "One Glass, Seven Layers of Tea - Scene Asia". Wall Street Journal Blog. Retrieved November 7, 2017.
  6. ^ a b "দর্শনীয় স্থান" (in Bengali). Govt. site. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
  7. ^ http://banglanews24.com/banglanewsprint/49283
  8. ^ a b c "রঙ-বেরঙের চা" (in Bengali). The Daily Jugantor. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
  9. ^ "7 Layer Tea-cabin (Sreemangal) -". Green Leaf Eco Tourism. Retrieved November 7, 2017.
  10. ^ Dr. Kazi Muzafar Ahammed. "Investment for Sustainable Development of Bangladesh Tea Industry – An Empirical Study" (PDF). Bangladesh Economic Association. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  11. ^ "Tea Gardens in Bangladesh". bangladesh.com. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  12. ^ "Bangladesh Tea Board". Teaboard.gov.bd. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  13. ^ "প্রাকৃতিক বিপর্যয়ের মুখে পড়েছে চা শিল্প" (in Bengali). The Daily News-Bangla. Retrieved November 9, 2017.
  14. ^ Minuddin Ahmed; AFM Badrul Alam (January 2003). "Bangladesh Tea Research Institute". In Sirajul Islam (ed.). Banglapedia. Dhaka: Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  15. ^ "Brain drain dims achievements". The Daily Star. 1 November 2012. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  16. ^ "Bangladesh tea trade gets new brew". BBC News. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  17. ^ a b "চা পানে বিশ্বে দশম স্থানে বাংলাদেশিরা" (in Bengali). The Daily Prothom-Alo. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
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