Unique tea leaf culture in Myanmar

Unique tea leaf culture in Myanmar

YANGON | Xinhua | As the old Myanmar saying goes, “Mango is the best fruit and tea is the best leaf.” For centuries, tea leaves have held a special place in Myanmar culture — not only brewed as a drink, but also eaten as fermented leaves and deeply rooted in everyday life and traditions. While many countries consume tea only in dried form as a beverage, Myanmar is unique in that tea leaves are consumed in two ways: as dried leaves brewed into te…