Indigenous drinks of the Seychelles? Yes, rum is one, but you can also sip a nice cup of local char.
High up in the cooler air of the mountains on Mahe, the largest of the Seychelles islands, in amongst swathes of untouched jungle, there are terraces of tea plantations.
Once the leaves are picked, they're taken to a factory where they're dried, sifted, sorted, shaken all about and then packaged loose or sealed into individual bags, all by antiquated-looking but well-functioning machinery.
Some of the tea is mixed with essence of citronelle - what we know as lemongrass - to make a brew which not only wards off mosquitos, but will also allegedly sort out your arthritis. Useful stuff, and it tastes good too.
High up in the cooler air of the mountains on Mahe, the largest of the Seychelles islands, in amongst swathes of untouched jungle, there are terraces of tea plantations.
Once the leaves are picked, they're taken to a factory where they're dried, sifted, sorted, shaken all about and then packaged loose or sealed into individual bags, all by antiquated-looking but well-functioning machinery.
Some of the tea is mixed with essence of citronelle - what we know as lemongrass - to make a brew which not only wards off mosquitos, but will also allegedly sort out your arthritis. Useful stuff, and it tastes good too.
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