Mayang Tea - 1

On 14 & 15 October, Prof Kopli Bujang organized a field trip to Sarawak Tea Manufacturing Company- Mayang Tea Sdn Bhd. Mayang Tea Sdn Bhd is located about 90 km from the Kuching city. It take us about 2 hours drive from UNIMAS. This project was established on 1982 by Sarawak Land Consolidation and Rehabilitation Authority (SALCRA)...

This company is located between Kampung Mayang and Kampung Engkeroh.... It official website is http://www.mayang-tea.com.my/index_mayangtea.htm.

Mayang Tea is actually the lowland but not highland tea... So the tea is planted at an altitude of around 200 -800 feet above the sea level.. Lowland tea and highland tea different in taste and colour... For lowland tea, it has a very very strong dark brown in colour and strong taste... Mayang tea plantation consists of about 166 hectar areas o Native Customary Right (NCR) and it is owned by 174 Bidayuh families. Every year, Sarawak state government will subsidiary about RM 200,000 -RM 300, 000 to ensure the continuous operation and production of Mayang Tea Sdn Bhd.

We was brought to the plantation.. We are taught which part of tea leaves is the best to be processed... Normally the Mayang Tea plucker will pluck the first 2- 3 shoot of young tea leaves... After some explanation, we are allow to do our own tea plucking !!... Haha... it is really enjoyable...

I and friend taking photo at the tea plantation... I manage to pluck a pack of tea leaves... Haha!!

 

This is how the plucker usually pluck tea leaves.. The first of 2 -3 shoots of young tea leaves.. According to the officer at Mayang Tea Sdn Bhd, processing the first 2-3 shoots of young leaves taste better...