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) Orange Pekoe (band) Orange Pekoe is a band composed of vocalist Tomoko Nagashima and guitarist Kazuma Fujimoto formed in 1998.They started creating original songs and have developed a unique sound sublimating various types of music such as jazz, Latin, Brazilian and soul.Since then Orange Pekoe has been acclaimed as a one-of-a-kind uniquely artistic band. The duo started performing in cafes and clubs in 2000, and soon gained the attention of club party organizers, DJs and artists for their highly sophisticated music.Prior to their mini album release, they released the single “LOVE LIFE” which reached number one in the independent charts