KUANFU RIPE BLACK TEA

Omnipresent on the island through a dozen brands, Kuanfu Ripe Black Tea is a recent local tea brand created in 2012 by a Sino-Mauritian company under the leadership of the Tea Master, Mr Kuanfu. The latter has found in Mauritius a favourable environment for the production of a superior quality product and has thus produced a ripe black tea that is unique in the world in that it ferments for 365 days. This slow process makes it possible to reduce the caffeine level almost completely (0.017%) while at the same time increasing the level of polyphenols - the famous molecules that are abundant in fruits and vegetables and known for their beneficial effects on health and in particular their detoxifying effect - to 32.5%. The result is a black tea with a very mild flavour and many virtues, such as promoting digestion, increasing the quality of sleep and fighting bad cholesterol. The shops, where the tea ceremony ritual is systematically offered, are distinguished by their pleasant setting and their pretty boxes of all sizes and colours bearing the effigy of the dodo, like so many gift ideas. Points of sale at the Croisette de Grand Baie shopping centre (+230 269 6898), the Caudan de Port Louis (+230 212 7864), the Shopping Mall de Cascavelle à Flic en Flac (+230 489 7498), the Bagatelle shopping centre (+230 5 440 8460), but also at La Gaulette (Piton Canot Shopping Center +230 451 6590), Floréal (in the So'flo shopping mall, rue Georges-Guibert, +230 606 2042), Curepipe (Rue Sir Winston Churchill +230 673 1046). Open every day except Sunday. The Dubreuil factory in the centre of the island (+230 665 7794) and the Port Louis factory (+230 242 9988) can be visited - large tasting and shopping areas