Tea leaf grading When crushed to make bagged teas, the tea is referred to as "broken", as in "broken orange pekoe" (BOP). These lower grades include fannings and dust, which are tiny remnants created in the sorting and crushing processes. Orange pekoe is referred to as "OP". The grading scheme also contains categories higher than OP, which are determined primarily by leaf wholeness and size. Broken, fannings and dust orthodox teas have slightly different grades. CTC teas, which consist of leaves mechanically rendered to uniform fannings, have yet another grading system. Orange pekoe (), also spelled pecco, or OP is a term used
Orange Pekoe (band) whole new establishment in chamber jazz music scene in Tokyo.He has collaborated with many musicians from all over the world, including domestic artists, but especially with South American musicians such as Toninho Horta (Brazil), Flavio Venturini (Brazil), Carlos Aguirre (Argentina), Andre Mehmari (Brazil), Antonio Loureiro (Brazil), Silvia Iriondo (Argentina), and many more. Tomoko has released her first solo album as “Nia” in 2014 from Atlantic Records (US). Her self-titled album was composed, arranged and produced by Takuya Kuroda who released his album from Blue Note Records. Nia’s first album was recorded at the Bunker Studios in NYC. Orange Pekoe (band)