Spilling the Truth: India’s Original Tea Makers Weren’t the British!
When you think of tea do you picture fancy British folks sipping from tiny cups all pinkies up Well hold on to your chai because India s tea story didn t start with the British it was already brewing centuries before thanks to the Singpho tribe These tea geniuses from Northeast India were roasting sun-drying and smoking tea leaves in bamboo tubes way before the world made tea a morning ritual Their legendary brew Phalap packed a bold smoky punch long before fancy teapots existed In fact when British adventurer Robert Bruce discovered Assam tea in the s he was really just late to the party the Singphos had been perfecting it for generations So next time you sip on your chai remember it s not just a drink it s a sip of ancient indigenous brilliance nbsp Meet the Singphos India s Original Tea Bosses Picture this centuries ago
