Seven-color tea

{{Short description|Bangladeshi beverage}}

{{Infobox food

| name = Seven Colour Tea
Seven Layer Tea

| image = 7 Color Layer Tea.jpg

| caption = Seven layer tea

| alternate_name = Hatrongi sa (ꠢꠣꠔꠞꠋꠉꠤ ꠌꠣ)

| country = Bangladesh

| region = Sylhet

| creator = Romesh Ram Gour

| course = Beverage

| served =

| main_ingredient = Tea, condensed milk, cinnamon, cloves and lemons

| variations = multiple (2+) layer/colour tea

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Seven-colour tea or seven-layer tea ({{langx|syl|ꠢꠣꠔꠞꠋꠉꠤ ꠌꠣ}}, {{langx|bn|সাত রং চা}}) is a Bangladeshi beverage comprising layers of different teas.{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2016/aug/28/sylhet-bangladesh-seven-layer-tea-nikantha-tea-cabins|title=Making rainbows in a glass – seven-layer tea in Bangladesh|work=The Guardian|access-date=November 2, 2017}} Tea is made in multiple permutations of concentration, tea leaf variety and adjuncts such as milk, sugar and flavourings and when combined separates according to density.{{cite news|url=https://blogs.wsj.com/scene/2011/06/07/the-secret-of-the-seven-layer-tea/|title=One Glass, Seven Layers of Tea - Scene Asia|work=Wall Street Journal Blog|access-date=November 7, 2017}} Each layer contrasts in colour and taste, ranging from syrupy sweet to spicy clove. The result is an alternating dark/light band pattern throughout the drink, giving the tea its name.

Romesh Ram Gour, the operator of a tea shop in Srimongol, Moulvibazar, claims to have devised the drink.{{cite web |title=PM tastes Sylhet's famous colour tea |url=https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/pm-tastes-sylhet-s-famous-colour-tea |website=BD News 24 |access-date=30 March 2023 |date=1 December 2012}} It has been widely imitated throughout Bangladesh, with varying numbers of layers.